Uvalde County, TX Septic Rating

Uvalde County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Uvalde County, TX at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 93.7% of the county's soil. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - it's already USDA's strictest "very limited" bucket, not a partial constraint. The county spans 1,552 square miles, home to 25,138 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Uvalde County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Uvalde County: conventional vs. engineered cost

93.7% of Uvalde 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.

How Uvalde County, TX compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Uvalde County, TX ranks 840 most-constrained nationally, and 55 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

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