Meagher County, MT's soil, for a septic absorption field
Very limited
Soil across 82.6% of Meagher County, MT rates "Very limited" in USDA's septic-absorption-field interpretation. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 82.6% of the county. Meagher County, MT is 2,391.868 square miles with a population of 2,065.
What Meagher County's reading doesn't cover
Nothing about Meagher County, MT's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Meagher County will actually do.
What a system would cost here
With 82.6% of Meagher County rating "Very limited", a standard gravity system is not a safe assumption here. 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 Meagher County, MT compares
Nationally, Meagher County, MT is the 1,887-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Montana alone it ranks 23 of 54.
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