Cibola County, NM Septic Rating

Cibola County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Cibola County, NM: USDA's soil survey calls 57.3% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. 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 4,540 square miles, home to 26,686 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Nothing about Cibola County, NM'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.

Cibola County: conventional vs. engineered cost

57.3% of Cibola 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 Cibola County, NM compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Cibola County, NM ranks 2,776 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 29 within New Mexico.

Before you act on this

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