Development and Utility Construction

New for 2022

The City of Columbia has implemented a Utility Project Review Fee of $250  required for all new water and sanitary sewer utility project submissions. You have several options to pay:

Through the Development Center:

Through the Engineering Department ([email protected]):

  • In person at our offices at 1401 Main St., Columbia, SC, 29201, 6th floor via check or credit card
  • Mail to: City of Columbia, Attn: Eng Dept-Admin, 1401 Main St, 29201

You can also submit your projects and pay online via our new e-permitting system, Energov at https://access.columbiasc.gov/selfservice. This system gives you 24/7 access to:

  • Create/manage an account
  • Submit your project
  • See staff comments/requests and make necessary edits to your submission
  • Track the status of your project through various stages through completion
  • Pay the Utility Review Fee and other fees associated with your project

Engineering Regulations

The City of Columbia’s Engineering Regulations can be found below. The document can be downloaded as a large (47 MB) PDF. If you have additional questions about the Engineering Regulations, call +1 (803) 545-3400.

All files below are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.

Complete Engineering Regulations  Standard Details
Updated July 29, 2024

Click the image to the right for the Nov. 13, 2019 workshop presentation.