Septic companies in Placerville, CA
3 septic companies on record in Placerville, El Dorado County. About 98% of mapped ground here is rated Very limited for septic drain fields, with slope the limiting feature.
Septic Permits in El Dorado County
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What the ground in Placerville is like
The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Placerville for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 5.8 square miles. About 98% of the rated ground is classed "Very limited", meaning the soil has one or more features unfavorable for a conventional drain field, and the limits generally cannot be overcome without major soil reclamation, special design or expensive installation.
In Placerville, the leading limit is slope: the ground falls steeply enough that a level trench line is hard to hold. A drain field has to sit across the grade without concentrating flow downhill; on steeper parcels that layout gets tighter. The survey flags that limit on about 98% of the rated ground here.
The limiting features the survey records most often here:
This is survey data for mapped areas, not a substitute for a site evaluation on your own lot. Conditions on a single parcel can differ from the map.
USDA NRCS SSURGO, ENG Septic Tank Absorption Fields · 97.9% Very limited · Slope · 33 map units · 5.84 sq mi · read 2026-08-30
Companies in Placerville
- 45American Foothill SepticRegister not checked(530) 317-7226
- 25Sweet Septic Systems, Inc.Register not checked(530) 622-8768
- 15Dale Miller Septic, Inc.Register not checked(530) 621-1452