What Traill County, ND's soil rates for a septic system
Very limited
Soil across 94.7% of Traill County, ND rates "Very limited" in USDA's septic-absorption-field interpretation. Practically, that rules out a simple gravity system for most of the county - 94.7% of it sits in USDA's most-constrained bucket. Traill County, ND is 861.871 square miles with a population of 7,989.
What Traill County's reading doesn't cover
USDA's survey covers the whole of Traill County, ND at once, not any single address. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Traill County will actually do.
What a system would cost here
With 94.7% of Traill 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.
Traill County's rank among North Dakota counties
Nationally, Traill County, ND is the 701-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within North Dakota alone it ranks 3 of 53.
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