Home builders need to complete many soil tests before building on a new plot of land. One of the most common tests is a ...

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 ...

Penn Forest Township supervisors last night awarded contracts for part of the work necessary to retest 124 properties where sewer enforcement officials must determine for a second time whether the ...

ROBESON – Planners discussed On July 7 the necessity of a percolation test for a septic system in a subdivision that was not currently being developed. Brothers Gerald and Lawrence Yocum came before ...

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 ...