Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority
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The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (often shortened to BJWSA) is a
Although initially set up to provide water and wastewater services to unincorporated areas, BJWSA has over time acquired municipal water and sewer systems for Beaufort, Port Royal, Bluffton, and Hardeeville. Since 2008, BJWSA also provides water and service to the military installations located in northern Beaufort County.[2] In 2009, BJWSA assumed ownership of the former Port Royal Railroad right-of-way in northern Beaufort County. The railway was decommissioned and removed in order to allow BJWSA to use the right-of-way for future utility routing and to create the Spanish Moss Trail.[3]
The authority is governed by an eleven-member board appointed by the
The major fresh-water source for BJWSA is the
BJWSA has approximately 57,000 retail accounts for water services and approximately 38,000 for wastewater services. BJWSA treats an average of 20 million gallons of water for consumption and 9 million gallons of wastewater each day.[4]
Awards
BJWSA has received many awards from state and national groups, including:[5]
- Association of Metropolitan Water Associations 'Platinum Award for Competitiveness Achievement'
- Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 2004 - 2010
- South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Facility Excellence Award
- Cherry Point Wastewater Treatment Plant 2006 - 2010
- Hardeeville Wastewater Treatment Plant 2006 - 2010
- LB Wastewater Treatment Plant 2008-2010
Notes
- ^ "Who We Are". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Press release on military facilities acquisition". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ "Press release on railroad right-of-way acquisition and rail removal" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "What We Do". Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Awards". Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.