Mauldin city officials will open up a forum to the pubic on Nov. 6 as the city considers the future of its sewer system.
The workshop to be held at City Hall will explore sewer costs to fix its aging system, said City Administrator Trey Eubanks.
“When we look out over a 10-year time frame, we’re either going to have to back down on the amount of investment in the sewer system, or enhance revenues,” Eubanks told the Greenville News.
The workshop will commence after Council's committee meetings, which begin at 6 p.m.
The city and 14 others in the area are under agreement with ReWa, the regional sewer authority, to reduce stormwater that enters the sewer system rather than into streams and rivers as intended. Excess water can overwhelm treatment plants and overflow manholes, among other problems.
The city is five years into a 15-year agreement to address the issue.
If a subdistrict such as Mauldin ignores sewer problems, it could be found in violation of its state permit and face a variety of penalties, including fines and state administrative orders, said Ron Lawson, who has consulted with Mauldin and Fountain Inn on sewers.
The clock is ticking in Simpsonville, too, which has about nine years left in its agreement and faces at least $8 million in upgrade costs.
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Mauldin Officials Set to Consider Sewer Issues
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