South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-56 - ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 61-56.102 - Onsite Wastewater System Site Evaluation and Fees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
102.1. Site Evaluations.
(1) An applicant for a permit to construct an
			 onsite wastewater system, nonwater-carried sewage treatment system, wastewater
			 combustion system, or gray water subsurface reuse system shall, at the time an
			 application for a permit to construct is submitted to the Department, pay to
			 the Department the site evaluation fee set forth in Section 102.2.
(2) Soil evaluations shall be conducted only
			 by:
(a) A certified Department staff
			 member;
(b) A licensed Professional
			 Soil Classifier or other licensed person qualified to practice soil classifying
			 under S.C. Code 40-65-40(7) and otherwise deemed qualified by the Department
			 who has contracted with the Department. The contractor may not charge a rate
			 more than three (3) times the Department's permit fees; or
(c) A privately hired licensed Professional
			 Soil Classifier or other licensed person qualified to practice professional
			 soil classifying under S.C. Code Section
			 40-65-40(7),
			 provided that the burden of documenting qualification under S.C. Code Section
			 40-65-40(7)
			 is on the licensed professional. The licensed professional shall provide to the
			 Department verification of licensure and confirmation from their licensing
			 board that the person is qualified to practice professional soil classifying
			 within the scope of their license. The Department will disallow a soil
			 evaluation from any person not able to provide verification to the Department's
			 satisfaction.
(3) Except
			 as provided in Section 102.1(4) and 102.1(5), an onsite wastewater system
			 layout in accordance with Section
			 400, Appendices of Standards for
			 Permitted Systems, may be prepared by:
(a) A
			 certified Department staff member;
(b) A Registered Professional Engineer
			 licensed in South Carolina who is not Department staff and has subcontracted
			 with the Department to prepare onsite wastewater system layouts at a rate not
			 more than three (3) times the Department's permit fee; or
(c) A privately hired Registered Professional
			 Engineer licensed in South Carolina or the same licensed person under Section
			 102.1(2)(b) or (c) who conducted the soil evaluation for the site.
(4) Only a Registered Professional
			 Engineer may design a system and prepare a system layout for Standard 610/611 -
			 Specialized Onsite Wastewater Systems, Standard 150 - Large and Community
			 Onsite Wastewater Systems, nonwater-carried sewage treatment systems,
			 wastewater combustion systems, and gray water subsurface reuse
			 systems.
(5) The Department will
			 not perform a soil evaluation or prepare a system layout for any subdivision or
			 portion of a subdivision with ten (10) or more lots without access to all
			 available utilities. Soil evaluations for any lots that are part of a
			 subdivision with ten (10) or more lots without access to all available
			 utilities must be conducted by a licensed person meeting the criteria of
			 Section 102.1(2)(b) or (c). Proposed system layouts for any lots that are part
			 of a subdivision must be prepared by a third-party Registered Professional
			 Engineer or Professional Soil Classifier meeting the criteria under Section
			 102.1(3)(b) or (c). The Soils Report and proposed system layout must be
			 submitted with the onsite wastewater system permit application for the purpose
			 of the Department review and issuance of a permit to construct.