Morgan County, UT: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Morgan County, UT: USDA's soil survey calls 96.3% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 96.3% of Morgan County's land. The county spans 609.197 square miles, home to 13,093 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Morgan County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Morgan County: conventional vs. engineered cost

96.3% of Morgan 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Morgan County, UT ranks 485 most-constrained nationally, and 1 of 28 within Utah.

Before you act on this

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