Septic companies in Hanover, PA

What the ground in Hanover is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Hanover for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 3.7 square miles. About 79% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Hanover, the leading limit is depth to bedrock: rock sits close enough to the surface that there is not enough soil column above it for a conventional field to sit in. Effluent needs that depth to disperse; when bedrock comes up, the workable layer runs out. The survey flags that limit on about 62% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Depth to bedrock61.9%
• Slow water movement38.1%
• Depth to saturated zone20.9%

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 · 79.1% Somewhat limited · Depth to bedrock · 15 map units · 3.7 sq mi · read 2026-08-30