LA PLATA, Md. – The Charles County Department of Health will begin wet season perc testing in lower terrace areas only. These lower terrace areas include the lower areas of Newburg and Marshall Hall. The Department will be contacting the applicants that already have submitted applications in those areas. The Department’s Environmental Health Division staff conducts perc tests which are needed for the approval and construction of residential and commercial septic systems. The Code of Maryland Regulations requires that perc testing occur during the wet season to protect groundwater quality.
Perc tests will be scheduled for a limited time only. Perc testing in other areas of the County will remain closed. The Department will continue to re-evaluate conditions to determine if additional testing can be conducted in other areas of the County. The Department will be using a 5 feet buffer for all deep perc tests and a 3 feet buffer for sandmound testing. The buffer could be updated if conditions change.
For more information, please contact the Charles County Department of Health’s Environmental Health Division at 301-609-6751.