What Terrell County, GA's soil rates for a septic system

Very limited

In Terrell County, GA, 54.8% 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 54.8% of the county. Terrell County covers 335.791 square miles and counts 8,698 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Terrell County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Terrell County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Terrell 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.

Terrell County's rank among Georgia counties

Nationally, Terrell County, GA is the 2,826-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 99 of 159.

Before you act on this

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