What Storey County, NV's soil rates for a septic system

Very limited

In Storey County, NV, 91.3% 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 91.3% of the county. Storey County covers 263.8 square miles and counts 4,112 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

Two lots a mile apart in Storey County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide rating. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Storey County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Storey 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.

Storey County's rank among Nevada counties

Nationally, Storey County, NV is the 1,143-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 2 of 16.

Before you act on this

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