Council approves multiple water and sewer steps: capacity reallocation, USGS study and Beach Island boundary transfer
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Summary
Council acknowledged a negotiated reallocation of sewer capacity between two private tracts, approved a joint funding agreement with USGS to update groundwater modeling, and authorized a transfer of a small potable-water area from Beach Island Water District to the city to loop mains and improve reliability.
The Aiken City Council on April 13 approved a slate of measures affecting water and sewer infrastructure.
Staff asked council to acknowledge an amended development agreement under which the George family would assign 40,000 gallons per day of previously reserved sewer capacity to the McLean family while maintaining the overall capacity allocations established in a 2024 agreement. Staff said the city’s role was to acknowledge and consent to the parties’ reallocation; council voted to approve the acknowledgement.
Council also approved a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) South Atlantic Water Science Center to update the city's 2019 groundwater study. Staff said the project will add seven previously unstudied wells and reassess the Town Creek well to improve the groundwater flow model used for planning and operations.
Separately, council authorized a resolution to amend water and sewer service-area boundaries and transfer a small area from the Beach Island Water and Sewer District to the city of Aiken. Staff said the transfer covers a small area on the western edge of Woodside Plantation that Beach Island has no current infrastructure to serve; incorporating the area would allow the city to loop potable-water lines, reduce dead ends, improve water quality, and enhance fire‑protection reliability. Staff emphasized the transfer covers potable water only and is not a sewer service change.
All items were presented by staff and approved by the council during the meeting.
