Septic permitting in Sumter County is handled by the State of South Carolina, through the Department of Environmental Services, not by the county.
Who issues the permit
Agency
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES)
Office
Sumter local office
Address
141 N. Main Street, Office 304, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone
(803) 778-6548
Rules
S.C. Code Regs. 61-56 (Onsite Wastewater Systems)
Form
D-1740
What permitting costs
The published state fee schedule. These are permitting fees only —
they do not include the private soil consultant, the installer, or the excavation,
none of which the state sets or publishes.
Item
Fee
Onsite wastewater system application (form D-1740)
The 21 businesses the state's own list records under Sumter County,
by their published address. A South Carolina licence is issued by the state, not by a county, so operators recorded
under a neighbouring county may work here too; each town page below shows the ones nearest to it.