Septic soil in Dodge County, NE, by the numbers

Very limited

In Dodge County, NE, 94.2% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 94.2% of Dodge County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. Dodge County covers 528.844 square miles and counts 37,884 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

Dodge County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Dodge County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Dodge County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

How Dodge County, NE compares

Nationally, Dodge County, NE is the 754-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 22 of 93.

Before you act on this

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