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Question by  Bulbasor (14)

What does it mean when property does not pass the perk test?

My relater said the site I was looking at failed the perk test, I have no idea what this is.

 
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Answer by  Karen54 (971)

Failing a percolation test (or pert test for short) means that the land is not able to accept enough liquid through the soil to support a septic field. Holes are drilled and water is added to see how much the ground will absorb in that area.

 
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Answer by  Avw (77)

A perk test is a percolation test conducted on soil to determine its absorption rate for the purpose of properly designing a leaching field to handle the sewerage generated by a building or buildings constructed on the property. Failure of a perk test would indicate that the soil is unsuitable for an appropriate system for the proposed or existing use.

 
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