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What Park County, CO's soil rates for a septic system

Very limited

In Park County, CO, 90% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 90% of the county. Park County, CO is 2,193.51 square miles with a population of 18,316.

What Park County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Park County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide rating. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Park County will actually do.

What a system would cost here

With 90% of Park 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 Park County, CO compares

Nationally, Park County, CO is the 1,269-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Colorado alone it ranks 16 of 63.

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