How long is a perc test valid for?

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asked Feb 27, 2020 in Other-Home/Garden by coalsoncaro (220 points)
How long is a perc test valid for?

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answered Feb 27, 2020 by Shelde (49,390 points)
Perc tests for a septic tank are good for between 2 and 5 years.

Each health department that does the perc test for your septic system on your land sets their own rules on as to how long the perc test is good for.

But the minimum a perc test is valid for is 2 years but some places the perc tests are good for a period of 5 years then after the perc test time passes and you haven't installed your septic tank you'll need to have another perc test done again.

When you go to your city hall they can let you know how to get a perc test done and they can issue the permits for the septic tank installation.

You can install the septic tank yourself but you must get the perc test done and also have the permit to install it.

The perc test is to test if the soil allows the water to drain out into the soil fast enough and not just sit there and stagnate.

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