Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. shovel being pushed into hole in soil by one black boot in grass Q: I want to install a new septic system on my property, but ...

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 ...

Due to high seasonal groundwater levels, the St. Mary’s County Health Department is ready to begin wet season perc testing. Perc testing was suspended in May due to declining groundwater levels.

LEONARDTOWN, Md.,— The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will implement a new Environmental Health fee schedule and transfer perc test application processing to its Division of Environmental ...