Working in Coloma
Coloma and the Hagar Township area sit inland and north, with larger parcels, more agricultural ground, and long rural driveways. Land clearing and driveway work make up a bigger share of the jobs out here.
Paw Paw Lake and the surrounding waterways put many properties inside the 500-foot permit buffer.
Woods Land Services is owner-operated and based in the area, so a site visit in Coloma isn't a scheduling problem — it's a short drive.
What we do in Coloma
- 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 Coloma properties
Septic permits
Any new, replaced, altered, or extended septic system in Coloma 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 Coloma?
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.