Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments

InfrastructureWater and Sewer ServicesThe Summerville Commissioners of Public Works (CPW), based on Richardson Avenue, is the provider ofwater and sewer utility services to most properties in the Summerville Planning Area. The SummervilleCPW funds sixty‐six full time employees and four part time staff members. The operational and capitalbudget exceeds $18 million and the replacement value of water and wastewater facilities exceeds $175million. Revenue for the operation of Summerville’s CPW is generated by the fees and charges for waterand sewer services. Summerville CPW does not receive any tax revenue for its operations. Other sectionsof the Planning Area are served by a variety of providers, including Berkeley County Water and Sanitation,Dorchester County Water and Sewer, and the North Charleston Department of Public Works.The CPW’s wastewater treatment plant is located on Old Orangeburg Road. The facility has a capacity of10 million gallons per day (MGD). As of August 2010, the plant was operating at 60 percent of capacity,treating six MGD on average.Figure CF3: Wastewater Treatment Use andCapacity in Summerville as of August 2010(in MGD)RemainingCapacity40%In Use60%Source: Summerville Commissioner of Public WorksThe Summerville CPW is part of the Santee Cooper Regional Water System. The Santee Cooper system iscomprised of a 31 MGD surface treatment plant located at Lake Moultrie, three emergency or standbywells capable of producing an additional 5 MGD, and approximately 26 miles of water transmissionpipeline. Summerville’s allocation of this facility is approximately 16.4 MGD. According to SummervilleCPW, as of August, 2010, the average use per day of Summerville’s water allotment is 7.5 MGD.Community Facilities Element Page 8