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Harper: Shaws Creek water plant 40% complete; equipment installation next, city told
Summary
Harper told the Aiken City Council the Shaws Creek Water Treatment Plant is about 40–41% complete, two 1,000,000-gallon clear wells are installed (one leak-tested), major concrete work is done and equipment installation and testing are next steps toward producing water in 2026.
Shaws Creek Water Treatment Plant construction is moving ahead on schedule, Harper representatives told the Aiken City Council at a quarterly update Thursday, reporting about 40–41% completion and no change to the project budget.
Nick, a Harper project representative, said crews have completed major structural concrete work and topped two 1,000,000-gallon clear wells, one of which "has been tested and passed" while the other was being filled and scheduled for testing the same week. He said the treatment building concrete is complete and that the next quarter will focus on delivery and installation of tanks, pumps and other process equipment.
"We're right at, you know, 40% complete," the Harper representative said during the presentation. He described the treatment flow — rapid mix, flocculation, sedimentation and five filters — and noted the chemical day tanks, on-site hypochlorite generation and administration building are in place or nearing completion. Harper said the utility building masonry is finished and that roof, HVAC and electrical rough-ins are complete.
Council members asked technical questions about structure height and depth. Harper answered that the treatment structure reaches about 22 feet at its deepest points and that some piping sits lower. The contractor said the work used a nearby hill to reduce excavation and that site dewatering and sheet piling are in place where needed.
On schedule and budget: Harper reiterated the contractor's goal to have the plant producing water in 2026 and maintained that the project remains on time and on budget. "We are on time and we're on budget," the presenter said when asked by council.
What happens next: Harper said equipment installation would accelerate next quarter and that a startup phase is expected later in the year; council members and residents will receive further quarterly updates as the project moves into equipment testing and commissioning.
No formal council action on the project budget was taken at the presentation; the update was informational and framed as a first-quarter construction milestone report.
