Septic companies in Marietta, GA

What the ground in Marietta is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Marietta for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 24 square miles. About 68% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Marietta, 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 81% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement80.8%
• Slope35.5%
• Depth to bedrock32.2%
• Seepage, bottom layer11.9%

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 · 67.7% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 55 map units · 23.79 sq mi · read 2026-08-30