Septic Service Across York County, SC

Keith Morehead pumps, inspects, and repairs septic systems everywhere in York County, South Carolina. He is based in Clover, he does every job himself, and he answers his own phone.

If your home, rental, or business is in York County and on a septic tank, you are in his service area. There is no extra charge for distance inside the county. Pump-outs start at $425, and the septic pumping cost page has the full breakdown and the online estimate form.

The City of York runs sewer inside its limits. The land around it is acreage, farms, and homes built in the 1970s through the 1990s, each on its own tank. Many of those tanks are 30 to 40 years old, and some have not been opened in a long time. If you bought land out here and don’t know where the tank is, Keith can find it.

A Rock Hill mailing address does not mean Rock Hill sewer. Thousands of homes with a Rock Hill address sit outside the city limits, around Newport, India Hook, Lesslie, and Catawba, and many of them are on septic. Keith does pump-outs, inspections, and repairs for homeowners and landlords here.

Keith works in every part of the county, including the places that are too small to show up on most service lists.

• Sharon and Hickory Grove. Both towns have town water, and homes here are on septic tanks. Keith pumps and repairs systems in town and on the farm roads around them.
• McConnells and Smyrna. Rural homes on larger tracts, where the tank can be a long way from the driveway.
• Bethel, Bethany, Bowling Green, and Filbert. The country around Clover, where a septic tank and a well are the norm.
• Tirzah and Newport. Between York and Rock Hill, outside both cities’ sewer lines.
• Lesslie and Catawba. Southeast of Rock Hill, outside the city limits.
• Fort Mill and Tega Cay. Most homes here are on sewer. If yours is on a septic tank, Keith will come to you.

If your town isn’t listed and you are in York County, call. The answer is yes.

It isn’t always obvious, especially if you just bought the house. Several different providers run sewer in York County, each in its own area, and their lines mostly follow the town limits and the newer subdivisions. Outside those areas, homes are on septic. Here are three ways to check.

1. Look at your water bill. If it has a sewer charge, you are on sewer. If you pay for water only, or you have a well and no bill at all, you are almost certainly on septic.
2. Look up your property. York County’s One Map lets you search by address and shows whether the property is inside a city or town.
3. Ask for the permit. The state office that issues septic permits keeps records for many systems. A permit on file for your address means there is a tank in your yard.

Still not sure? Call Keith and tell him the address. If there is a tank and nobody knows where it is, he can locate it. The post on how to find your septic tank explains how.

Clay. Much of the county sits on red clay, and some of it drains slowly. A drain field in slow clay has less room for error, so a tank that sends solids out to the field does damage faster here. That is why Keith checks the outlet baffle on every pump-out.

Rain. York County gets about 42 inches of rain a year, and it comes in every month. There is no dry season to wait for. After a long wet stretch the ground can be too full to take more water, and drains slow down even when the tank itself is fine.

Pumping in wet weather. Keith can pump in the rain and on wet ground. If the job is routine and can wait, a drier day is the better choice. If sewage is backing up, it is an emergency and he will come.

How often. York County’s own guidance is every three to five years for a three-bedroom house with a 1,000-gallon tank. Bigger households and heavy use shorten that.

Every load Keith pumps goes to a permitted treatment station in York County or Rock Hill. He is approved to unload at both. Nothing is spread on a field or left anywhere it shouldn’t be, and he keeps a record of every job, as the state requires of licensed pumpers.

Check your water bill for a sewer charge. No sewer charge, or no water bill because you are on a well, almost always means a septic tank. You can also look up the property on the county’s map or ask the state permit office for the septic permit.

Yes. Western York County is part of the regular service area, at the same prices as everywhere else in the county.

Yes. Most homes there are on sewer, but the ones on septic are in York County and in the service area.

Same day if at all possible. Call Keith and he will tell you when he can be there. He answers his own phone, so you get a real answer on the first call.

No. The state does not set a pumping schedule for home septic tanks, so it is up to the owner. York County recommends every three to five years for a typical three-bedroom home.

Tell him where you are and what you’re seeing. The person who answers the phone is the person who shows up. Or request a quote on the septic pumping cost page.