Goliad County, TX's soil, for a septic absorption field

Very limited

Soil across 78.3% of Goliad County, TX rates "Very limited" in USDA's septic-absorption-field interpretation. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 78.3% of Goliad County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. Goliad County covers 852.011 square miles and counts 7,221 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

Two lots a mile apart in Goliad County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide rating. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Goliad County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Goliad 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.

Goliad County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Goliad County, TX is the 2,124-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 158 of 253.

Before you act on this

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