Fast, Reliable Sewage Cleanup Across Jordan
Sewage backup in your Jordan home is a serious problem that needs immediate attention. Raw sewage carries bacteria, viruses, and parasites that make your family sick, and the longer it sits, the deeper it soaks into framing, drywall, and flooring. Wade’s Restoration responds to Jordan sewage calls within the hour, extracts the contaminated water, and starts drying and sanitizing the same day. Call (888) 690-6095 right now and Wade Ferris will answer.
We know Jordan’s streets, its housing stock, and the particular way the Minnesota River makes sewage problems worse here than almost anywhere else in Scott County. That local knowledge means we don’t waste time figuring out what we’re looking at when we walk into your basement. We’ve seen it before, and we know what it takes to make it right.
Why Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis Is Jordan’s Preferred Sewage Cleanup Company
Wade Ferris started this company in 2007 because he got tired of watching national franchises quote one price on the phone and a different one at the door. He put his name on the truck, published his address, and started answering his own phone. That’s still how it works. When you call for Sewage Cleanup in Jordan, you get Wade or someone from his crew who knows exactly what to do. Not a call center, not a rotating cast of subcontractors.
Jordan homeowners have a particular problem. The historic downtown sits in the Minnesota River floodplain, and when the river swells in spring, sewers back up into basement floor drains in homes that were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. We know those houses. We know the fieldstone foundations on Water Street and the poured-concrete blocks on Broadway that crack under freeze-thaw cycles. We’ve pulled sewage out of crawl spaces in Jordan and sanitized subfloors down to the joists. That’s the work this page is about.
Our response time to Jordan is fast because we stock equipment and parts locally. When a basement is filling with black water at 2 a.m., you don’t need a crew that has to drive from across the metro. You need someone who knows the roads into town and can have a Phoenix extractor running before sunrise. Wade heads out himself on most emergency calls. His crews are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to IICRC and RIA standards. And every sewage cleanup we do is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, Wade makes it right, in writing.
Our Sewage Cleanup Services in Jordan
Here’s what we actually do when we get to your Jordan property. These aren’t vague categories. These are the jobs we’ve done on your streets.
Sewage Backup Cleanup
When the Jordan sanitary sewer surcharges during spring runoff, it pushes Category 3 water up through basement floor drains and into finished lower levels. We extract the contaminated water, remove affected drywall and flooring, and run HEPA air scrubbers with negative pressure to keep airborne bacteria from spreading to the rest of the house. In Jordan’s older housing stock, that often means cutting into plaster walls and pulling out saturated lath, then drying the structure to IICRC standards before rebuilding starts.

Toilet Overflow Cleanup
A toilet that overflows in a Jordan bathroom is a contained mess if you catch it fast, but once it soaks through the subfloor and into a crawl space, it becomes something bigger. We pull the contaminated material, treat the framing with an antimicrobial agent, and dry everything to a documented moisture reading. You get the full moisture log at the end of the job. Almost nobody in the trade hands that over. Wade does, every single time.

Septic Failure Cleanup
Jordan’s newer subdivisions west of downtown sit on higher ground, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune. Septic systems fail for the same reasons everywhere: saturated drain fields during wet springs, root intrusion, and old tanks that never quite worked right. When a septic system backs up into a house, the cleanup is different from a municipal sewer backup. We extract solids, remove saturated insulation and vapor barrier from the crawl space, and sanitize every surface the effluent touched. Then we dry the structure and document everything for your insurance adjuster.

Black Water Extraction
Black water is the industry term for water contaminated with human waste, and it’s the most dangerous kind of water you can have in your home. In Jordan, river floodwater that backs into basements is always Category 3 because the Minnesota River carries agricultural runoff, road chemicals, and whatever the surcharging sewer line pushes back. Standard extraction pumps clog on the silt load. We use pumps rated for heavy solids and XPOWER axial fans to move air through spaces that never dry on their own. If you’re dealing with black water, don’t try to clean it yourself. Call (888) 690-6095 and let us handle it safely.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Jordan
We use professional-grade equipment from manufacturers that hold up under Minnesota conditions: Phoenix extractors and dehumidifiers, XPOWER air movers, and B-Air filtration equipment. These aren’t rental-store machines. They’re commercial units built to run for weeks if needed. For Jordan homeowners, that matters because flood-season jobs here often stretch longer than a standard spill. The silt load alone adds hours of extraction time, and dry-out on fieldstone foundations can take days. We don’t cut corners with consumer-grade gear on a Category 3 job.
Common Sewage Cleanup Problems We See in Jordan Homes
- Silt-clogged pumps on river-backup jobs. Crews that don’t know Jordan’s floodplain underestimate how much fine river silt comes up with the sewage. Standard extraction pumps clog and stall. We bring pumps rated for solids and screens to keep the work moving, and we know to expect it before we even walk in.
- Fieldstone foundations that re-wet after “successful” remediation. A foundation that’s absorbed sewage water once will hold moisture in mortar joints and rubble fill for months if it’s not dried aggressively. We take moisture readings daily and hand you the log, so you know exactly where the drying process stands, not what a salesperson tells you it should be.
- Blocked alley access in downtown Jordan. Many of the older homes near the river are alley-loaded, and if a restoration truck parks across the only lane, neighbors get angry fast and fire access becomes a real problem. Our crews know to stage equipment on the street and carry in what’s needed, so we don’t shut down a block while we work.
- Layered damage histories from repeated flood events. Some Jordan homes have flooded in 1993, again in 2019, and again in a wet spring since. What looks like a one-time sewage backup on the surface can be hiding mold inside wall cavities from a previous event that was never properly remediated. We treat every Jordan sewage job as potentially layered damage, which means we check what a rookie crew would miss.
Pricing for Sewage Cleanup in Jordan, MN
A typical sewage backup cleanup in Jordan runs $1,800 to $4,200 for extraction, removal of contaminated materials, sanitization, and structural drying. A straightforward toilet overflow contained to one bathroom might come in around $900 to $1,500. A crawl space sewage removal with full vapor barrier replacement and joist treatment in an older Jordan home typically runs $2,500 to $5,500. Septic failure jobs involving tank replacement costs that vary by system. What drives the price: square footage affected, how long the sewage sat before we arrived, silt load, and whether we’re dealing with a first-time loss or a re-flooded structure. Every estimate is free and written, with no obligation. Call (888) 690-6095 for an exact number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Jordan
Beyond Jordan, Wade’s Restoration handles sewage cleanup in Belle Plaine, Shakopee, New Prague, and Chaska. These towns share the same watershed and the same freeze-thaw cycles, so the same expertise applies. If you’re in one of those communities and dealing with a sewage backup, the same phone number gets the same owner-operated response: (888) 690-6095.
Serving Jordan, MN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Jordan area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Sewage Cleanup in Jordan
Your home sits in the Minnesota River floodplain, and during spring snowmelt the river’s high water level backs up into Jordan’s combined sewer lines. That pressure pushes sewage up through the lowest opening in your system, which is usually the basement floor drain. It’s not your usage at all. It’s hydrology. The fix involves a backflow prevention valve and possibly rebuilding your perimeter drain, but first we need to extract the sewage, dry the space, and sanitize everything. Call (888) 690-6095 and we’ll start this afternoon.
Sewage cleanup runs 25 to 40 percent higher than clean water extraction because of the silt load, the PPE required, and the sanitization steps needed on every surface the black water touched. The ranges above are specific to Jordan’s market, not pulled from a national chart. The fastest way to get an exact number for your home is to call (888) 690-6095 for a free written estimate.
In most cases, yes, as long as the contaminated area is sealed off with negative air pressure and the sewage hasn’t entered the living space. We set up HEPA filtration and plastic containment, so the rest of your home stays habitable. If the backup reached your HVAC system or spread into finished rooms, we’ll tell you honestly whether you need to relocate for a few days and work with your adjuster to cover those costs.
We handle the cleanup side, which means the extraction, crawl space drying, sanitization, and structural repair. We coordinate with a licensed septic contractor for tank replacement if that’s needed. The job still gets the same documentation: moisture logs, photo records, and direct communication with your adjuster. That’s how we’ve done it since Wade started this company in 2007.
During flood season, we can have a crew on-site in Jordan within the hour on most calls, and Wade is answering the phone himself, including at 2 a.m. when the river is rising and your floor drain is surcharging. Speed matters with sewage because every hour it sits means more materials need to be removed and the drying job gets longer. Call (888) 690-6095 the moment you see it happening.
Written by Wade Ferris, owner and founder of Wade’s Restoration, serving Jordan and the surrounding Scott County communities since 2007.