Daggett County, UT Septic Rating

Septic suitability in Daggett County, UT

Very limited

USDA puts Daggett County, UT at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 77.6% of the county's soil. Practically, that rules out a simple gravity system for most of the county - the reading above is already USDA's most-constrained bucket. For scale: 697 square miles and 956 people call Daggett County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Daggett County, UT - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Daggett County, UT

Daggett 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Daggett County, UT ranks 2,156 most-constrained nationally, and 13 of 28 within Utah.

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