Working in Stevensville
Stevensville and Lincoln Charter Township sit just south of St. Joseph with a lot of residential development on parcels big enough to need real site work. Plenty of properties here are on septic rather than sewer.
Hickory Creek and its tributaries run through the area, so erosion permitting comes up more often than people expect.
Woods Land Services is owner-operated and based in the area, so a site visit in Stevensville isn't a scheduling problem — it's a short drive.
What we do in Stevensville
- Land clearing — Brush, stumps, and overgrown acreage cleared down to workable ground.
- Site prep & excavation — Building pads, footings, and utility trenching dug to plan and to grade.
- Septic systems — New installs and full replacements, permitted through the county health department.
- Driveways — New gravel drives, regrading, culverts, and drainage that survives a Michigan spring.
- Finish grading — Final grade shaped to move water away from the house and ready for seed or sod.
- Drainage & erosion control — Swales, French drains, and the erosion controls a shoreline permit requires.
Permits for Stevensville properties
Septic permits
Any new, replaced, altered, or extended septic system in Stevensville needs a permit from the Berrien County Health Department, and the county inspects the work before it's backfilled. A soil evaluation on the property drives the system design.
Soil erosion permits
Michigan requires a soil erosion permit for earth changes disturbing an acre or more, or occurring within 500 feet of a lake or stream. In Berrien County the Drain Commission handles the pre-site inspection and permitting.
Nearby areas we serve
Need work done in Stevensville?
Tell us about the property and we'll come look at it. Estimates are free, and we'll tell you straight if the job needs a permit before anyone touches the ground.