Perc testing is the state-required examination of soil to make sure the ground is suitable for an on-site septic system for a home or business.

A: For a true percolation test, often done during construction or installation of a septic system, a hole approximately 1 foot in width and depth is dug. Once filled with water, if it drains at a ...

Harford County requires private septic systems to undergo a percolation test before repair work is done, according to Goddard and Magrogan.

ROBESON – Planners discussed On July 7 the necessity of a percolation test for a septic system in a subdivision that was not currently being developed. Brothers Gerald and Lawrence Yocum came… ...

In 2008, the township charged about $960 for fees, inspections and a perk test for a typical residential septic system. In 2022, the new rates for those same services total about $1,270, according ...

Carvalho said that the 1995 test was only recently found by his department. A septic system was also approved for the site after the 1995 percolation test, but it was unclear why it wasn’t built.