Septic companies in Palestine, TX

What the ground in Palestine is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Palestine for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 19 square miles. About 79% 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 Palestine, the leading limit is slow water movement: effluent does not drain through the soil fast enough, so a conventional field can back up or pond when the ground cannot keep pace. The survey flags that limit on about 98% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement97.8%
• Depth to bedrock44.2%
• Slope17.6%
• Depth to saturated zone13.4%

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 · 78.7% Very limited · Slow water movement · 38 map units · 19.46 sq mi · read 2026-08-30