CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS – FY 2009-2010

ReWa Operations and Rehabilitation Work Plan - Revised (PDF)

Durbin Creek Treatment Plant – Due to projected residential and industrial growth in the Durbin Creek service area, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is upgrading the capacity of this plant to 5.2 MGD.  The project also includes the addition of filtration and ultraviolet disinfection to produce tertiary water quality.

Sewer Line Rehabilitation – To keep the sewer system in the best possible condition, ReWa conducts ongoing maintenance projects to reverse the damage created by normal deterioration of underground components.  ReWa committed $8 million to rehabilitation work, focusing on portions of the areas served by the Durbin Creek, Lower Reedy, Grove Creek and Georges Creek facilities.

Mauldin Road Treatment Plant – Construction has been completed on this project to upgrade the Mauldin Road facility, ReWa’s largest, to meet stricter permit limits set by SCDHEC.  The project includes new filters, as well as the addition of ultraviolet disinfection, increased aeration capacity and additional biosolids facilities.

Grove Creek Treatment Plant – The Grove Creek Pump Station and Force Main was constructed to divert effluent discharge from Grove Creek to the Saluda River.  This project was designed to take the Grove Creek Treatment Plant out of service and divert the flows to a new Piedmont Regional Treatment Plant.

Gilder Creek Treatment Plant – Due to continued development in the area served by the Gilder Creek Treatment Plant, preliminary planning and engineering was completed expanding the plant’s capacity to 11.3 MGD.

Administration Building – Construction was completed on a new consolidated, energy-efficient building to replace other separate, aging and maintenance-intensive facilities that housed the Engineering, Customer Service, Human Resources, Accounting, Administration, Purchasing and Pretreatment Departments.

Taylors Pump Station and Force Main – The Taylors Pump Station has been completed.The Taylors Treatment Plant is being taken out of service and its flow pumped to and treated at the Pelham Regional Treatment Plant.

Piedmont Regional Treatment Plant – Selection of an engineer to design the Piedmont Regional Treatment Plant was initiated.  This plant will replace the existing Grove Creek and Piedmont Plants.  Construction is scheduled to begin in 2010.

Green Energy Project – Preliminary planning and engineering to facilitate the reuse of methane, which is generated as a by-product of the wastewater treatment process, as an alternative “green” source of energy has been completed.  Potential future uses for our methane gas include power generation, building heating or vehicle fuel.  This project will reduce our dependency on traditional fossil fuel sources.The design of the first green energy project is scheduled to begin in 2010.

Effluent Reuse – A preliminary engineering study has been completed that evaluates the possibilities of using treated effluent for irrigation purposes.

Woodfern-Pitts Replacement Sewer – Construction is being completed on a replacement sewer, with increased capacity, in the Botany Woods area of Wade Hampton.

River Basin Planning – The Enoree, Reedy and Saluda River Basins have been studied in order that future growth and development in ReWa’s service area can be accommodated by providing adequate wastewater collection and treatment.