Septic companies in Bloomington, IN

What the ground in Bloomington is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Bloomington for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 23 square miles. About 66% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Bloomington, 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 86% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement86.5%
• Slope63.4%
• Depth to bedrock16.3%
• Depth to saturated zone13.6%

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 · 65.9% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 36 map units · 23.25 sq mi · read 2026-08-30