I continually receive questions and comments about determining soil texture in the field. Soil texture, as hopefully everyone reading this knows, is one of the key components or indicators for how well the soil will accept septic tank effluent through identification of the soil sizing factor or long-term acceptance rate (LTAR), usually expressed in gallons per day per square foot (gpd/sq ft). Other soil components used to arrive at this number are identification of soil structure, consistence and rock fragment percentage.
Having the ability to identify soil texture allows service providers a way to check the accuracy of the site evaluation
