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Service areas

Each area page covers local soils, groundwater, climate and the authorities to check with.

Grassy clearing in a wooded lot considered for a drain field
Photo: Soil Science from Raleigh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

McHenry County

McHenry County septic questions often come down to glacial moraine soils, shallow sand-and-gravel aquifers and

Lake County

Lake County septic questions often come down to glacial clays and lake homes around the Chain O’Lakes. Typical

Will County

Will County septic questions often come down to prairie clay soils, shallow dolomite and rural townships south

Kane County

Kane County septic questions often come down to Fox River valley soils and rural townships west of Chicago. Ty

Rockford and Winnebago County

Rockford and Winnebago County septic questions often come down to Rock River valley outwash and rural homes ou

Peoria area

Peoria area septic questions often come down to Illinois River bluffs, loess soils and bottomland near Peoria

Springfield and Sangamon County

Springfield and Sangamon County septic questions often come down to flat prairie soils, Lake Springfield and r

Champaign County

Champaign County septic questions often come down to deep prairie soils, field tile drainage and older rural s

McLean County

McLean County septic questions often come down to flat prairie soils and the Lake Bloomington and Evergreen La

Kankakee County

Kankakee County septic questions often come down to sandy soils along the Kankakee River and rural homes. Typi

Madison County

Madison County septic questions often come down to Metro East bluffs, the American Bottom and rural homes. Typ

Carbondale and Jackson County

Carbondale and Jackson County septic questions often come down to Shawnee Hills soils, clay and rural southern