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Septic system requirements in Mora County, New Mexico

The septic rules landplan.io applies in Mora County, what a septic tank costs there, and the parcel data we hold.

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Design a septic system for an address in Mora County

New Mexico's state rules apply in Mora County: landplan.io has no county rules of its own here. State rules: Reviewed See New Mexico's rules

6system types permitted
1,000 gallonssmallest septic tank
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Septic systems allowed in Mora County

The system types landplan.io permits in Mora County:

Septic tank size in Mora County

The daily design flow of a home: 150 gal/day per bedroom, at least 240 gal/day. The septic tank is sized from that flow:

Septic Tank: minimum size by daily design flow
Daily design flowMinimum tank
up to 240 gal/day1,000 gallons
240 to 360 gal/day1,500 gallons
360 to 600 gal/day2,000 gallons
600 to 720 gal/day2,500 gallons
720 to 840 gal/day2,750 gallons
840 to 920 gal/day3,000 gallons
920 to 1,040 gal/day3,250 gallons

Septic setbacks in Mora County

Minimum distances
FromToDistance
PolygonExisting Septic Component to be Abandoned5 ft

These are the values the landplan.io design engine applies in Mora County. Confirm a design with the New Mexico health department or your county's before you build.

Parcel data in Mora County

landplan.io has parcel boundaries for part of Mora County (11.5% of its area). Elsewhere you draw the lot on the map.

Septic companies, designers and jobs in New Mexico

Where the rules come from

The regulations and documents landplan.io's Mora County, New Mexico rules are read from:

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Questions

What septic systems are allowed in Mora County?

landplan.io designs by New Mexico's state rules there and permits: Elevated Sand Mound System, Subsurface Pressure Trench System, Subsurface Trench System, Infiltrator Advanced Treatment Leachfield, Infiltrator Advanced Enviro-Septic® (AES) and Discharging System.

What size septic tank do I need in Mora County?

landplan.io sizes the septic tank in Mora County from the daily design flow: up to 240 gal/day: 1,000 gallons; 240 to 360 gal/day: 1,500 gallons; 360 to 600 gal/day: 2,000 gallons; larger flows need larger tanks. A home's design flow is 150 gal/day per bedroom, at least 240 gal/day.

Does landplan.io have parcel data for Mora County, New Mexico?

For part of it (11.5% of its area); elsewhere you draw the lot on the aerial map.