Wallace County's SSURGO septic rating

Somewhat limited

Wallace County, KS: USDA's soil survey calls 75.2% of the county "Somewhat limited" for a septic leach field. A conventional system can still work here with design changes - a larger field, added fill, or a shallower layout - but it isn't guaranteed. For scale: 913.652 square miles and 1,472 people call Wallace County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

Nothing about Wallace County, KS's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Wallace County, KS

Wallace County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. 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 Wallace County, KS compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Wallace County, KS ranks 3,030 most-constrained nationally, and 101 of 105 within Kansas.

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