{
  "dataset": "South Carolina Septic Permit Records Access Index",
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-20",
  "publisher": "Greenville Septic Repairs",
  "publication": "Greenville Septic Repairs Research",
  "primary_sources": {
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    "record_copy_route": "https://des.sc.gov/permits-regulations/septic-tanks/septic-tanks-who-call",
    "search_identifiers_and_scenarios": "https://des.sc.gov/permits-regulations/septic-tanks/homeowner-resources/how-locate-septic-tank",
    "plat_deed_directory": "https://des.sc.gov/permits-regulations/septic-tanks/county-plat-or-deed"
  },
  "calculated_findings": {
    "counties": 46,
    "office_groups": 12,
    "mean_counties_per_office": 3.83,
    "median_counties_per_office": 4.0,
    "largest_group": {
      "office": "Florence",
      "counties": 6
    },
    "range": "3-6",
    "offices_covering_4_plus": 7,
    "offices_covering_exactly_3": 5
  },
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    "county",
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    "office_phone",
    "office_address",
    "counties_in_office_group",
    "record_copy_route",
    "county_question_route",
    "search_identifiers_to_provide",
    "older_or_missing_record_guidance",
    "record_retention_note",
    "official_plat_deed_source",
    "plat_deed_directory_url",
    "office_source_url",
    "record_copy_source_url",
    "search_guidance_source_url",
    "last_verified"
  ],
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      "county": "Abbeville",
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      "office_address": "1736 South Main Street, Greenwood, SC 29646",
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      "county_question_route": "Greenwood local office (option 1)",
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      "older_or_missing_record_guidance": "Homes older than 5 years, or when no copy is found: contact a licensed septic contractor to help identify the existing system",
      "record_retention_note": "Onsite wastewater permit records are maintained under SCDES Retention Schedule 07335",
      "official_plat_deed_source": "County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court, listed in the SCDES county plat/deed directory",
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      "last_verified": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "county": "Aiken",
      "scdes_local_office": "Aiken",
      "office_phone": "(803) 642-1637",
      "office_address": "206 Beaufort Street NE, Aiken, SC 29801",
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      "record_retention_note": "Onsite wastewater permit records are maintained under SCDES Retention Schedule 07335",
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      "last_verified": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "county": "Allendale",
      "scdes_local_office": "Orangeburg",
      "office_phone": "(803) 533-5490",
      "office_address": "1550 Carolina Avenue, Orangeburg, SC 29115",
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      "record_retention_note": "Onsite wastewater permit records are maintained under SCDES Retention Schedule 07335",
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      "last_verified": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "county": "Anderson",
      "scdes_local_office": "Anderson",
      "office_phone": "(864) 260-5585",
      "office_address": "220 McGee Road, Anderson, SC 29625",
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    {
      "county": "Bamberg",
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      "office_address": "1550 Carolina Avenue, Orangeburg, SC 29115",
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    {
      "county": "Barnwell",
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    {
      "county": "Beaufort",
      "scdes_local_office": "Beaufort",
      "office_phone": "(843) 846-1030",
      "office_address": "2732 Depot Road, Beaufort, SC 29902",
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    {
      "county": "Berkeley",
      "scdes_local_office": "Charleston",
      "office_phone": "(843) 953-0150",
      "office_address": "1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29405",
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      "county": "Calhoun",
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      "county": "Cherokee",
      "scdes_local_office": "Greenville Spartanburg",
      "office_phone": "(864) 372-3273",
      "office_address": "660 Mauldin Rd, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29607",
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      "county": "Chester",
      "scdes_local_office": "Lancaster",
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      "office_address": "2475 Environmental Way, Lancaster, SC 29720",
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      "county": "Chesterfield",
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      "county": "Clarendon",
      "scdes_local_office": "Sumter",
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      "office_address": "141 N. Main Street, Office 304, Sumter, SC 29150",
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      "county": "Colleton",
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