2030 Plan - Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority

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• Continually improve communication between departments to identify business risks and proactively assess and address situations below acceptable tolerance levels. • Prepare an emergency response plan for a potential pandemic. • Perform annual review and update of the Safety Procedures and Emergency Response Plan and provide appropriate training for all employees. I. Community Sustainability Core Strategies • Provide services to its customers at affordable rates. • Efficiently use water and energy resources, promote economic vitality, and engender overall community involvement. • Maintain and enhance ecological and community sustainability including pollution prevention, watershed and source water protection. • Expand services to promote economic vitality, environmental enhancement and public health. J. Water Resource Adequacy Core Strategies • Participate with Pee Dee Basin user’s group to ensure abundant supply of water available. • Manage operations to provide for long-term aquifer and surface water sustainability and replenishment. • Monitor treated effluent discharge levels to maintain acceptable limits and implement land application expansions to reduce effluent discharge into receiving water bodies. Short Term Strategies/Goals • Maintain awareness of all Local, State, and Federal regulations regarding water quality or quantity impacts to the Little Pee Dee River, Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway as well as each well site’s predetermined area of influence. • Critically and carefully examine pending legislation regarding riparian rights. • Continue to encourage water conservation through the rate structure. • Promote conservation through public education. K. Stakeholder Understanding & Support 66
Core Strategies • Involve stakeholders in the creation and adoption of the operating/capital budgets and rate structure through public hearings, Board meetings, and employee meetings. • Disseminate information to educate stakeholders in regards to products, services, programs, and rates via direct mailings and external website. • Hold employee meetings to increase education of the organization’s current financial performance and activities. • Continually seek input for organizational improvements through committees such as the Employee Advisory Committee, Safety Advisory Committee, Attribute Teams, suggestion box, etc. • Seek input from customers in regards to product quality and customer service through Customer Satisfaction Surveys. VIII. 2030 Plan A. Population and Growth Projections Water and wastewater capacity requirements are based on the population and growth projections for Horry County as identified by the Horry County Comprehensive Plan and the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments. The population projections through the year 2030 are shown in the following table. B. Water and Wastewater Flow Projections and Capacity Requirements To determine water and wastewater flow and capacity requirements, the population projections for the county are divided into service areas based on facilities needed to provide services. Previous flow data for water and wastewater is correlated to known populations from the census data. Future flows and capacity requirements are projected 67
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II. INTRODUCTION The purpose of the
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