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2030 Plan - Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority

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• Continually improve communication between departments to identify business<br />

risks <strong>and</strong> proactively assess <strong>and</strong> address situations below acceptable tolerance<br />

levels.<br />

• Prepare an emergency response plan for a potential p<strong>and</strong>emic.<br />

• Perform annual review <strong>and</strong> update of the Safety Procedures <strong>and</strong> Emergency<br />

Response <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>and</strong> provide appropriate training for all employees.<br />

I. Community Sustainability<br />

Core Strategies<br />

• Provide services to its customers at affordable rates.<br />

• Efficiently use water <strong>and</strong> energy resources, promote economic vitality, <strong>and</strong><br />

engender overall community involvement.<br />

• Maintain <strong>and</strong> enhance ecological <strong>and</strong> community sustainability including<br />

pollution prevention, watershed <strong>and</strong> source water protection.<br />

• Exp<strong>and</strong> services to promote economic vitality, environmental enhancement <strong>and</strong><br />

public health.<br />

J. <strong>Water</strong> Resource Adequacy<br />

Core Strategies<br />

• Participate with Pee Dee Basin user’s group to ensure abundant supply of water<br />

available.<br />

• Manage operations to provide for long-term aquifer <strong>and</strong> surface water<br />

sustainability <strong>and</strong> replenishment.<br />

• Monitor treated effluent discharge levels to maintain acceptable limits <strong>and</strong><br />

implement l<strong>and</strong> application expansions to reduce effluent discharge into receiving<br />

water bodies.<br />

Short Term Strategies/Goals<br />

• Maintain awareness of all Local, State, <strong>and</strong> Federal regulations regarding water<br />

quality or quantity impacts to the Little Pee Dee River, Great Pee Dee River,<br />

Waccamaw River, Atlantic Intracoastal <strong>Water</strong>way as well as each well site’s<br />

predetermined area of influence.<br />

• Critically <strong>and</strong> carefully examine pending legislation regarding riparian rights.<br />

• Continue to encourage water conservation through the rate structure.<br />

• Promote conservation through public education.<br />

K. Stakeholder Underst<strong>and</strong>ing & Support<br />

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