Menominee County, MI: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Menominee County, MI's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 76.1% of the county. A standard gravity system routinely fails on ground like this; the same share of the county falls in USDA's worst absorption-field bucket outright. The county spans 1,044.041 square miles, home to 23,050 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Nothing about Menominee County, MI's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Menominee County: conventional vs. engineered cost

76.1% of Menominee 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.

Menominee County's rank among Michigan counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Menominee County, MI ranks 2,228 most-constrained nationally, and 78 of 83 within Michigan.

Before you act on this

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