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City staff recommends cooperation with OJRSA on proposed unified sewer authority
Summary
City Administrator Kevin Bronson told council that nonparticipating municipalities would face individual permit and contracting burdens and recommended Westminster cooperate with the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority's reconstitution effort rather than attempt solo permitting with DHEC/DES.
City Administrator Kevin Bronson briefed council on the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) Reconstitution Committee's proposal for a unified sewer system and a potential new authority. Bronson said that if Westminster chooses not to participate, the city would need to obtain its own permits from DHEC and DES and maintain a contract with OJRSA for services — tasks that would be complex and resource‑intensive.
Bronson said staff recommends cooperating with OJRSA because the administrative, technical and regulatory work to operate separately would be difficult for the city to manage alone. Council received the briefing as a discussion item; no formal action was recorded.
