Of the tests to do before planting in your garden, a drainage test is among the best (and easiest). Try this quick drainage test to see if your soil is ready.

A: For a true percolation test, often done during construction or installation of a septic system, a hole approximately 1 foot in width and depth is dug. Once filled with water, if it drains at a rate ...

With all the rain we have received this spring, you may have noticed some areas in your lawn or fields where water ponds. The rate at which water moves through the soil profile is influenced by pore ...

QUINCY — With all the rain we have received this spring, you may have noticed some areas in your lawn or fields where water ponds. The rate at which water moves through the soil profile is influenced ...

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A potential change in the “perc testing” policy in Upper Milford Township may mean more problems and delays for people who want to build homes. Perc testing is the state-required examination of soil ...

It’s commonly known that a piece of property’s construction potential often depends upon whether it “percs” — meaning the soil’s permeability is such that liquid effluent going through an on-site ...

Can a house lot go through decades of failing percolation tests, and then pass the test to will allow the land to be built upon? A number of concerned residents presented that question and more to the ...

CROWN POINT — The small group huddled around a metal circle and watched as water slowly soaked into the exposed soil. "Twelve minutes and 29 seconds," Rebecca Koetz said as she stopped the timer. The ...