Perc Test and Site Evaluation

Perc Test and Site Evaluation in Ocala

Every septic project starts here. A percolation test measures how fast water drains through your soil, and a soil profile bore reveals the layers and the seasonal high water table. Protostarengineering runs both before designing anything, because the perc rate sets the drainfield size the Marion County health department will permit. Around Ocala, sandy soil over the Floridan aquifer can drain fast in one corner of a lot and hold water in another.

Why You Cannot Skip It

The perc test is not paperwork. It is the measurement that every other number depends on. Tank sizing, drainfield square footage, and whether you need a conventional gravity system, an aerobic unit, or an engineered mound all flow from what the test holes show. Building without it is how a field ends up too small for the soil, and a surfacing field costs far more to fix than the test costs to run.

Our Process

We dig the soil profile where the field will actually go, run the percolation test to a repeatable rate, and confirm the vertical separation to groundwater. Then we document the results, design the system the soil can support, and use the report to secure the county permit. The evaluation becomes the foundation of your engineered site plan.

Call (352) 633-3816 to book a perc test and site evaluation on your Ocala property.