Septic companies in Dickson, TN

What the ground in Dickson is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Dickson for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 21 square miles. About 67% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Dickson, 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 99% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement98.7%
• Slope48.0%
• Depth to saturated zone8.7%

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 · 67.1% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 22 map units · 20.59 sq mi · read 2026-08-30