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Spartanburg Water
About The Spartanburg Water
Our Mission is to Provide Quality Water and Wastewater Services to Our Customers.
- We believe the safety of our employees, environment and customers is imperative to our mission.
- We will manage costs efficiently to keep rates competitive.
- We will promote diversity within the company and with outside vendors.
- We will respond to our customers needs in a timely and courteous manner.
The History of The Spartanburg Water
- 1887 - Charter issued by state to "Yankee" entrepreneurs
- 1890 - Charles W. Harty hired as local manager of Spartanburg Water Works Co.
- 1898 - City begins to pay for fire hydrants
- November 17, 1898 - Spartanburg Water Works Co. goes into receivership
- November 26, 1899 - Spartanburg Water Works Co. is purchased by five local businessmen. The new company, named Home Water Supply Co., is owned by John H. Montgomery, Ralph K. Carson, D. E. Converse, Jesse Franklin Cleveland, and John Bomar Cleveland.
- 1907 - Local voter referendum voted to purchase the Home Water Supply Co. - to be named Spartanburg Water Works
- 1908 - Spartanburg Water Works begins operation owned by City of Spartanburg
- 1910 - Samuel A. Bush is appointed General Manager of Spartanburg Water Works
- 1912 - New pumps installed at Chinquepin Filter Plant
- 1916 - Marvin M. Boyd is appointed General Manager of Spartanburg Water Works
- 1916/1917 - Camp Wadsworth opens as training camp of US Army
- 1917 - Shoally Creek pump station supplements Chinquepin Creek water supply
- 1919 - R. B. Simms appointed General Manager of Spartanburg Water Works
- April 14, 1925 - Contract let to build Dam Number 1 and new, modern filter plant on the South Pacolet River, 13 miles north of Spartanburg near Fingerville
- June 6, 1926 - New filter plant and Dam Number 1 begin operation to supply clean, pure water to the Spartanburg community with a 6 million gallon per day capacity. This new filter plant served over 30,000 people.
- 1929 -- Spartanburg Metropolitan District (now known as Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District) began operation.
- 1931 - The Fairforest and Lawson's Fork Wastewater Treatment Plants began operations.
- 1935 - The water tower in downtown Spartanburg was completed in 1935. It held approximately 1.5 million gallons.
- 1960 -- County population increased to over 156,000 residents. A new dam was built, creating Lake Bowen, to increase the water supply to the Simms Filtration Plant.
- March 3, 1969 - Groundbreaking ceremony held at 10:00am for new office building at its current site of 200 Commerce Street.
- 1976 -- The Commissioners authorized the creation of Lake Blalock, a step made to ensure an abundant supply of water for the future.
- 1986/1987 - The second water tank on Kennedy Street was added as a result of additional demands for water due to the growth of Spartanburg. It held one million gallons.
- 1996 -- Groundbreaking ceremonies took place for the new Lake Blalock Water Treatment Facility.
- April 1997 - Both Kennedy Street tanks were removed to accommodate the construction of a new public library. Improvements to water supply along the perimeter of the city made this possible.
- 1999 - Lake Blalock Water Treatment Plant began operations
The Leadership
The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg, SC, who govern the Spartanburg Water System (SWS), are elected every six years.
Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District (SSSD) Commissioners are elected every four years. The Mayor serves on the SSSD Commission.
Commission meetings are held once a month, on the fourth Tuesday, at the Business Office at 200 Commerce Street. The SSSD meeting is held at 2:15 pm, and the SWS meeting is held at 3:00 pm or immediately following the SSSD meeting. Special meetings and work sessions are also held occasionally, and they are announced at least 24 hours in advance.
An agenda is prepared and distributed to the news media on the Friday prior to the Commission meeting. A copy of the agenda for each meeting is posted on the bulletin board in the Business Office.
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