Why Septic System Design Starts With a Topographic Survey

Licensed land surveyor performing a topographic survey on a rural property to collect elevation data before septic system design

Vermont land doesn’t give up its secrets easily. A field that looks flat from the road might drop six feet before it reaches the tree line. A patch of grass that seems perfect for a leach field might sit on a ledge outcrop two feet down. You can’t see any of this by walking the […]