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Greenville Utility Commission budget ordinance for gas infrastructure improvements approved
Summary
Council approved adoption of the Greenville Utility Commission's natural gas capital project budget tied to a USDOT grant for rehabilitation of aging gas lines; GUC director said the grant focuses on preemptive replacement in leak-prone areas.
Greenville City Council on Jan. 9 approved an ordinance to adopt the Greenville Utility Commission (GUC) gas capital project budget tied to a U.S. Department of Transportation grant program aimed at rehabilitating aging municipal natural gas lines.
Dirk Tyson, GUC director of gas systems, told council the USDOT funding comes through an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act program specifically for municipally-owned natural gas systems and is earmarked for rehabilitation of old lines prone to leakage. "This is to allow us to get pipes out of the ground before they start leaking," Tyson said, adding that replacement focus areas include West Greenville and sections north of the river along with smaller scattered pockets in the grid area.
Tyson told the council the utility has an ongoing replacement program and the grant would accelerate removal of older pipe, not replace lines already known to be actively leaking (which the utility corrects regardless). Council members said they appreciated the preventive focus.
Council approved the ordinance 6-0 following the staff presentation and a brief question-and-answer exchange.
