Georgetown County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Georgetown County, SC at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 93.3% of the county's soil. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 93.3% of the county. For scale: 813.665 square miles and 66,035 people call Georgetown County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Georgetown County, SC - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Georgetown County, SC

Georgetown County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

Georgetown County's rank among South Carolina counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Georgetown County, SC ranks 883 most-constrained nationally, and 7 of 46 within South Carolina.

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How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems