Montgomery County, KS Septic Rating

Montgomery County, KS: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Montgomery County, KS: USDA's soil survey calls 97.2% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; that share is already USDA's strictest bucket, not a lesser constraint layered on top. The county spans 644 square miles, home to 30,459 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Nothing about Montgomery County, KS'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.

Montgomery County: conventional vs. engineered cost

97.2% of Montgomery 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.

Montgomery County's rank among Kansas counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Montgomery County, KS ranks 352 most-constrained nationally, and 26 of 105 within Kansas.

Further reading

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