Culberson County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Culberson County, TX: USDA's soil survey calls 75.3% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 75.3% of Culberson County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. The county spans 3,812.156 square miles, home to 2,254 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Culberson County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Culberson County: conventional vs. engineered cost

75.3% of Culberson 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 Culberson County, TX compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Culberson County, TX ranks 2,265 most-constrained nationally, and 173 of 253 within Texas.

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