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Panel backs allowing engineers to perform septic soil evaluations after short DES/Clemson training; H.3950 advances 6-0
Summary
The subcommittee voted 6-0 to send H.3950 to the full committee. The bill would allow professional engineers who complete a DES‑approved online and field course to perform on‑site soil evaluations for traditional septic permits to reduce backlog and housing delays.
The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Subcommittee voted 6-0 to advance H.3950 to the full committee after testimony that the measure would expand the pool of qualified professionals who can evaluate soils for septic permits and help reduce permitting backlogs.
Chairman Hixson and supporters said the bill is intended to speed housing projects in rural areas where long waits for soil evaluations delay construction. Alex James of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina described a proposed training program that he said would be "roughly 2 days" of hands‑on instruction coupled with an online Clemson University module. "I believe the class would take 2 days. It'd be, well, it'd be 1 day of in person…
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