What Middlesex County, VA's soil rates for a septic system

Very limited

In Middlesex County, VA, 56% 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 - 56% of Middlesex County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. Middlesex County covers 130.328 square miles and counts 10,949 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Middlesex County, VA at once, not any single address. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Middlesex County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Middlesex 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.

Middlesex County's rank among Virginia counties

Nationally, Middlesex County, VA is the 2,804-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Virginia alone it ranks 91 of 110.

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