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North Augusta officials say wastewater capacity sufficient for near-term projects but warn of high future purchase costs
Summary
City staff told council the city has about 713,000 gallons per day of unallocated wastewater treatment capacity but flagged regional pressure and a quoted future purchase cost of $10.89 per gallon; officials say large annexations or major developments could require council policy decisions.
North Augusta public works officials told the City Council at a Nov. 24 study session that the city currently has limited unallocated wastewater treatment capacity for new projects but no immediate shortage for planned work.
James Sutton, the city’s wastewater collection system presenter, said the system conveys about 4.8 million gallons per day (gpd) from North Augusta customers plus roughly 2.0 million gpd from Edgefield County customers to the treatment plant on Tonic Road. He said the city’s initial purchased treatment capacity is 8,672,000 gpd; allocated capacity committed to approved developments is about 6,462,000 gpd; reserved/pending allocations total roughly 1,497,000 gpd; and the currently unallocated amount…
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