Septic companies in McMinnville, TN

What the ground in McMinnville is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in McMinnville for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 11 square miles. About 58% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In McMinnville, 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 movement97.6%
• Slope52.2%
• Depth to saturated zone16.2%
• Flooding9.6%

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 · 58.1% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 53 map units · 11.06 sq mi · read 2026-08-30