Septic companies in Morristown, TN

What the ground in Morristown is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Morristown for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 28 square miles. About 56% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Morristown, 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 82% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement81.8%
• Slope56.3%
• Depth to bedrock26.7%
• Depth to saturated zone3.6%

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 · 55.5% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 80 map units · 28.07 sq mi · read 2026-08-30