Adams County, IN Septic Rating

Adams County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Adams County, IN's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 97.8% of the county. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; that share is already USDA's strictest bucket, not a lesser constraint layered on top. The county spans 339 square miles, home to 36,584 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Nothing about Adams County, IN's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Adams County: conventional vs. engineered cost

97.8% of Adams County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

How Adams County, IN compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Adams County, IN ranks 277 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 90 within Indiana.

Further reading

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems