Clearwater County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Clearwater County, MN: USDA's soil survey calls 83.1% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 83.1% of Clearwater County's land. For scale: 999.003 square miles and 8,630 people call Clearwater County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

Two lots a mile apart in Clearwater County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide rating. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Clearwater County, MN

Clearwater County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. 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.

Clearwater County's rank among Minnesota counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Clearwater County, MN ranks 1,852 most-constrained nationally, and 66 of 86 within Minnesota.

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