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Soil and Septic Site Evaluators in Colleton, SC
1 licensed evaluator serving Colleton, South Carolina.
1 Professional Soil Classifier
About soil and septic evaluations in South Carolina
Under South Carolina's standard homeowner path, a certified SCDES staff member performs the site evaluation. A private evaluator is required after an SCDES evaluation does not pass for a conventional system or for a subdivision of ten or more lots without full utility access; otherwise private hiring is optional and may reduce processing time depending on staff availability. The private credential is Professional Soil Classifier (PSC), licensed by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation with advice from the Soil Classifiers Advisory Council. The rule also permits certain Professional Engineers and Registered Geologists to work within their own licenses without a separate PSC license. Verify a PSC through LLR's lookup and confirm service area directly; a roster address alone does not establish where a licensee works.
South Carolina's private-evaluator cost evidence is thin. Every applicant pays SCDES's flat $150 site evaluation fee, regardless of who performs the fieldwork. A PSC's fee is separate. A Department-contracted evaluator may charge no more than three times the state fee, so $450 is the legal ceiling for that specific referral arrangement, not a market average. R.61-56 states no equivalent ceiling for a privately hired PSC, and the firms checked did not publish South Carolina evaluation prices. Budget at least the $150 state fee and, if a private evaluator is required or chosen, get quotes from two or three professionals. Ask whether the evaluator is SCDES-contracted or privately engaged because that determines whether the $450 ceiling applies, and independently verify the license before hiring.
Frequently asked questions
How many licensed soil and septic site evaluators serve Colleton, SC?
1 state-licensed evaluator is listed for Colleton in our roster, sourced from the South Carolina licensing board: 1 Professional Soil Classifier.
How much does a perc test or soil evaluation cost in Colleton?
South Carolina's private-evaluator cost evidence is thin. Every applicant pays SCDES's flat $150 site evaluation fee, regardless of who performs the fieldwork. A PSC's fee is separate. A Department-contracted evaluator may charge no more than three times the state fee, so $450 is the legal ceiling for that specific referral arrangement, not a market average. R.61-56 states no equivalent ceiling for a privately hired PSC, and the firms checked did not publish South Carolina evaluation prices. Budget at least the $150 state fee and, if a private evaluator is required or chosen, get quotes from two or three professionals. Ask whether the evaluator is SCDES-contracted or privately engaged because that determines whether the $450 ceiling applies, and independently verify the license before hiring. Larger parcels, difficult access, and rush requests price above the range.
How do I verify a South Carolina evaluator's license?
Look up the evaluator on the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), Onsite Wastewater Program license search at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/SoilClassify/SoilClassify.aspx?div=105.