Bath County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Bath County, KY's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 93.4% of the county. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 93.4% of Bath County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. The county spans 277.992 square miles, home to 12,951 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Bath County, KY - never a reading for one specific parcel. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Bath County: conventional vs. engineered cost

93.4% of Bath 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 Bath County, KY compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Bath County, KY ranks 875 most-constrained nationally, and 40 of 119 within Kentucky.

Before you act on this

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