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SAMPLE PLAN · YANCEY COUNTY
How water, septic, and site work fit this land.
A real land plan from the same automated builder buyers receive, using public data captured 9/9/2026. One home, three bedrooms; public water and sewer unconfirmed. Use the topic tabs to explore each system, or read the complete plan.
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Land plan · Prepared 9/9/2026
Yancey County example
0.39 acres · Yancey County
How the systems fit together
One home · 3 bedrooms
Fitting the private systems is the main layout problem: the tested conventional septic, replacement area and well do not fit together. The soil and well findings below show the separate construction pressures.
Septic constraints cover most of the parcel
Mapped septic outlook
Overall screen
Favorable areasMixed findingsMajor constraints
Overall outlook for the parcel; mapped constraints can cover part of the land.
The map found no fit for its conventional septic layout, replacement area and separate well. 70% of the parcel has major mapped septic constraints.
A basic conventional installation is a risky budget assumption here: the tested layout does not fit. The cost exposure is a different layout or system design, on top of the mapped soil and excavation limits.
Across the parcel, soil ratings flag seepage in lower soil, large stones, sloping ground.
Large stones and sloping ground add a second cost pressure: harder trenching and less freedom to arrange the drainfield.
The lower-soil seepage rating adds a wastewater-treatment concern alongside the space and excavation issues.
Mapped water and wetland setbacks remove space from the septic layout. They describe separation from water features, not the soil's drainage.
Usable soil depth is not recorded for some of the mapped soils; there is no depth measurement for those areas in this report.
Septic evidence · 9/9/2026 · North up.
Mapped septic constraint
Limited drainfield space
Slope needs checking
Septic layout needs checking
Septic evidence
Area by mapped condition
Mixed
0.03 acres
Concerns
0.09 acres
Major constraints
0.27 acres
Why the map looks this way
Largest connected area to check: 0.11 acres
Can include areas with concerns. An outline marks the selected drainfield layout, when one is found.
limited drainfield space
0.09 acres
slope
0.03 acres
water and wetland setbacks
0.27 acres
Soils behind the septic finding
Mapped USDA soil unit (map symbol TuC)
100% of mapped parcel0.39 acres
Toecane 50%
Tusquitee 40%
Other / unreported 10%
USDA soil mix within this mapped area; individual soil boundaries are not mapped.
Toecane 50% of soil mix
Drainage
Well drained
Septic drainfield
Very limited — Large stones; Seepage, bottom layer; Slope
Restrictive layer
Depth not recorded
Tusquitee 40% of soil mix
Drainage
Well drained
Septic drainfield
Very limited — Seepage, bottom layer; Slope
Restrictive layer
Depth not recorded
Soil layers at your pin
Toecane-Tusquitee complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, bouldery · USDA map-unit records at the selected point.
Toecane
Wet-soil rating: No · Runoff group: A (water soaks in readily, little runoff) · Ultisols (strongly weathered, naturally acidic soils)
A (topsoil) · 0–8 in (0–20 cm)
Texture
Cobbly loam
Acidity (pH)
4.8
Organic matter
10%
Sand / clay
43.8% / 16%
Bt1 (subsoil) · 8–24 in (20–61 cm)
Texture
Very cobbly loam
Acidity (pH)
4.8
Organic matter
0.5%
Sand / clay
43% / 17.5%
Bt2 (subsoil) · 24–30 in (61–76 cm)
Texture
Very cobbly sandy loam
Acidity (pH)
4.8
Organic matter
0.5%
Sand / clay
67.9% / 12.5%
C (weathered substratum) · 30–80 in (76–203 cm)
Texture
Extremely cobbly loamy sand
Acidity (pH)
4.8
Organic matter
0.25%
Sand / clay
83.3% / 12.5%
Tusquitee
Wet-soil rating: No · Runoff group: A (water soaks in readily, little runoff) · Inceptisols (a common, weakly developed soil type)
A (topsoil) · 0–9 in (0–23 cm)
Texture
Loam
Acidity (pH)
5.5
Organic matter
10%
Sand / clay
43.8% / 16%
Bw (subsoil) · 9–88 in (23–224 cm)
Texture
Fine sandy loam
Acidity (pH)
5.3
Organic matter
0.75%
Sand / clay
68% / 16%
Favorable well evidence found
Mapped well outlook
Overall screen
Favorable areasMixed findingsMajor constraints
Overall outlook for the parcel; mapped constraints can cover part of the land.
A well looks promising in 52% of this parcel.
The water evidence is encouraging; the tighter issue is where the well can go. The siting restrictions narrow the available locations without creating a low-yield or deep-drilling prediction.
Mapped water, flood or spacing restrictions constrain the well location. The map separates those restrictions from water-supply and drilling conditions.
The marked well area has groundwater evidence, but its separation from septic has not been established in the saved layout.
Among 5 nearby completed wells within 15 miles, the middle half of recorded depths is 105–300 ft. That summary covers the wider area around this parcel; the closest individual records below cover a smaller area right around it.
Well evidence · 9/9/2026 · North up. Dotted outline: Fewest mapped setbacks. Marked for mapped setbacks; septic spacing still needs checking.
Mapped well restriction
Favorable well evidence
Well evidence
Area by mapped condition
Favorable
0.20 acres
Major constraints
0.18 acres
Why the map looks this way
Largest connected area to check: 0.18 acres
Can include areas with concerns. The marked point is selected for mapped setbacks.
Mapped constraints: 0.18 of 0.39 acres
mapped water constraints
0.18 acres
On this parcel
Official well construction record
No matching official well record was found for this parcel.
Nearby
Completed wells in the wider area
Reported depth
105–300 ft
Middle half of records
Reported yield
20–60 gpm (gallons per minute)
Middle half of records
5 wells within 15 miles, 2008–2019 · Distance weighted. These are nearby records, not a forecast for this parcel.
More nearby well details
Recorded casing depth 60–63 ft · Static water level 35–50 ft below top of casing
Casing is the lining used to support and protect the well.
Static water level is the natural standing water depth in the well before pumping.
Individual nearby well records
Individual well records near this parcel
4 found in a smaller area
2008-11-24300 ft deep20 gpm yield78 ft casingWater level 50 ft below top of casingPrivate domesticNC DEQ official well construction record
2019-05-02245 ft deep25 gpm yield63 ft casingPrivate domesticNC DEQ official well construction record
2014-05-26305 ft deep7 gpm yield40 ft casingPrivate domesticNC DEQ official well construction record
2012-04-17225 ft deep15 gpm yield69 ft casingWater level 50 ft below top of casingPrivate domesticNC DEQ official well construction record
Static water level is the natural standing water depth in the well before pumping.
Rock beneath this land
The rock beneath a parcel shapes how a well is drilled and constructed.
Metagraywacke · Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
Foliated to massive, locally conglomeratic; interlayered and gradational with mica schist, muscovite-biotite gneiss, and rare graphitic schist.
Mapped geologic unit Zatw.
Recorded water tests
Historical water-test records are not covered by this source for this parcel.
Water, sewer and power
The 2004 service-area survey shows neither public water nor sewer here.
There is no mapped public connection to replace the private systems in this plan. A new public connection, if available, adds service-line work and potentially a main extension.
Service records and connection work
Public sewer
No mapped service area
No public alternative to septic is established by this service map.
2004 service-area survey; current connections and fees are not recorded.
Public water
No mapped service area
No public alternative to a private well is established by this service map.
2004 service-area survey; current connections and fees are not recorded.
Electricity
Duke Energy Progress — candidate provider
Duke Energy Progress is the mapped candidate; service-line distance and the connection point determine trenching and extension work.
County records show no structure; an existing power connection is not established.
Power records
Public territory maps list Duke Energy Progress as candidate provider
County parcel data shows no structure or improvement evidence
Electricity: Duke Energy Progress is the mapped candidate provider. The records do not locate a service drop or measure a line extension.
County records show no structure on this parcel, so there is no recorded building connection to reuse.
Flood exposure and insurance
Flood map
No mapped flood overlap across 49 parcel cells
FEMA’s mapped flood area does not intersect these cells. Local drainage is described separately.
FEMA 1% annual-chance flood area. Intersecting cells are counted in full; this is not an exact flood-boundary acreage.
FEMA Zone X · area of minimal flood hazard at your selected point.
The captured evidence places the sampled area outside FEMA’s high-risk flood zone. A home outside that zone does not trigger the federal high-risk-zone insurance requirement, although a lender can still require coverage.
Standard homeowners insurance generally excludes flood damage; flood coverage is separate. Flooding from local runoff and drainage can occur outside FEMA’s high-risk zones.
Readopted June 15, 2020. The 50 ft spacing applies to the modeled conventional single-family scenario; other systems and site conditions have different requirements.
NC OneMap's 2004 survey generally reflects 2003 conditions. Polygons show reported service areas, not mains or connection points. Coverage and capacity may have changed; an area outside these polygons may have service today.
This is a map-and-records assessment, not a site design, permit or contractor quote. The layout screen uses a three-bedroom home, conventional septic, replacement space and well separation. Access rights, easements, deed covenants, road agreements and HOA rules aren't covered; confirm those with the county, a surveyor or an attorney, and remember onsite evaluation, drilling and local approvals still determine what is possible.
What the complete plan adds
See what the soil, well and utility evidence means for this property, including system options and cost pressures. Read it beside the property map or save the complete plan as a PDF.
The free report keeps its maps, findings, color explanations and material warnings. Clearing, grading, driveway, access and power are not priced in this plan. Site evaluation, drilling and local approvals still determine what is possible.