What Anderson County, SC's soil rates for a septic system

Somewhat limited

In Anderson County, SC, 71.9% of the surveyed land carries a "Somewhat limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. That's a middle reading: not the outright failure "very limited" soil produces, but not a clean pass either. Design changes often bridge the gap. Anderson County covers 713.854 square miles and counts 217,183 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

Nothing about Anderson County, SC's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Anderson County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Anderson County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Anderson County, SC is the 3,040-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within South Carolina alone it ranks 46 of 46.

Further reading

How this rating is built, and its real limits · How a percolation test actually works