South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• Application Forms
• County Environmental Health Offices (pdf)
• Regulations
• Septic Tank Systems

Septic Tank Resources

General

• How a Septic Tank Works (pdf)
• Septic Tank Maintenance (pdf)
• Septic System Planning and Maintenance

Regulations

• Contractors and Pumpers
• Septic Tank Evaluation Fees (pdf)
• Septic Tanks (pdf)
• Subdivisions (pdf)

Application Forms

• Application for License to Construct or Clean Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems and Self-Contained Toilets (pdf)
• Application for Permit to Construct an Individual Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (pdf)
• Application for Subdivision Approval (pdf)
• Community Survey for Assessing Water/Sewer Needs (pdf)
• Septic Tank Repair Form (pdf)