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City of Charleston James Island Creek Water Quality Task Force 6/1/23
A
Liz
probably
knows
so,
but
we've
got
some
exciting
news.
I
know
everybody
knows
about
it.
I
got
a
big
highlight
today,
we'll
get
a
B
to
get
a
update
from
Dave
Schaefer
on
the
grant
awarded
to
the
James
Allen
Public
Service
District,
with
a
lot
of
people's
help.
Here
today,
that's
really
exciting
news
for
our
efforts,
but
I
must
say
Dave.
A
You
got
a
a
gold
star
today,
but
it
really
takes
everyone
on
this
task
force
to
raise
the
awareness
and
the
advocacy
for
James
Island
Creek
and
the
overall
effort
that
we've
been
engaged
in
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
So
thanks
to
everybody
for
being
a
part
of
it,
even
if
you
didn't
get
a
10
million
dollar
Grant
we're
all
we're
all
in
this
together
and
making
a
difference
mayor
Woolsey.
Would
you
like
to
make
any
opening
comment
or
remote?
Remember.
A
Everyone
didn't
want
to
give
an
opportunity
for
any
new
members
to
introduce
themselves
or
be
greeted
I.
Think
I
saw
Riley
Edgar
with
us.
Riley
works
with
the
South
Carolina
coastal
conservation
league
in
their
land,
water
and
Wildlife
areas
and
she's
going
to
be
joining
us
on
the
task
force
Riley.
You
want
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
yourself.
C
How
do
y'all
as
mayor
techlinberg,
said,
I
direct,
the
land,
water
and
Wildlife
program
for
the
coastal
conservation,
League
I've
been
here
in
about
three
years
now,
but
in
South
Carolina
over
five
years.
Emily
said
so
I
know
was
part
of
this
task
force
and
this
meeting
she
has
since
moved
on
to
the
director
of
conservation
programs
and
policy,
so
she's
still
involved,
but
I'm
going
to
be
taking
her
spot
for
this
task
force.
So
thank
you
great.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us
anybody
else.
New
wanna,
raise
your
hand
or
make
a
comment
would
be
happy
to
welcome.
You
I
think
everybody
else
has
been
with
us
for
for
a
bit.
So
thanks
again
for
joining
us,
so
is
Mark
Johnson
on
the
call
here
or
anybody
from
our
technical
side.
We
were
going
to
get
a
little
report
about
testing
and
the
wool
per
contract.
Kyle.
Are
you
going
to
help
us
with
that.
D
On
the
technical
committee,
okay,
yeah
mayor
I,
know
Mark
and
Chris
and
Brett,
who
are
the
the
people
who
are
giving
the
report
are
still
on
their
way
back.
They
said
from
the
the
schasm
meetings
today
in
Columbia,
so
they
said
they
will
be
here
but
probably
not
to
about
350.
So
if
we
could
move
that,
maybe
a
little
later
in
the
agenda
they're
going
to
be
here
to
cover
that
yeah.
E
You
doing
no
no
problem
at
all,
and
and
thank
you
mayor,
Woolsey
I,
don't
want
to
steal,
Dave's
thunder
so
I'll
just
keep
it
brief.
Just
to
to
point
out,
you
know.
The
reason
around
to
press
in
the
posting
Courier
I
think
was
was
strong
and
very
on
point
and
I
think
helpful
to
the
overall
efforts
on
Creeks
like
James,
Island,
Creek
and
Ellis
Creek,
and
also
believe
it
or
not
in
Shem
Creek
as
well.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out.
I
think
it's.
E
It
was
a
long
time
coming,
I'm
glad
the
Post
and
Courier
took
a
long
time
to
delve
into
the
septic
tank
issue,
and
especially,
you
know
as
we
work
on
these
issues
here,
but
also
as
we
work
on
them
collectively
throughout
the
Lowcountry
I
think
you
know,
puts
these
projects
like
Dave's,
going
to
update
us
on
I
think
in
in
a
good
context,
and
so
just
appreciative
for
that
work.
Excellent.
F
You
all
right,
so
we
got,
we
got
pretty
good
media
coverage
from
abc4
and
live
on
five.
There
were
a
couple
different
newscasts
about
the
project.
Basically,
we
got
8.7
million
dollars
awarded
from
skip
on
the
24th
of
April
and
that
there
was
a
press
release
on
that,
and
so
they
were
calling
and
we
got
some
coverage.
F
I
actually
had
a
phone
interview
this
afternoon
with
abc4
again
they're
gonna
run
something
tonight
at
five
and
six
and
then
we're
gonna
have
Molly
McBride
from
live
on
five
she's
coming
to
see
The
Pump
Shop
for
the
E1
pumps
at
4
30..
So
we
got
a
cut
away.
The
grinder
pumps
so
she'll
be
able
to
have
on
the
news
what
a
grinder
pump
looks
like
outside
inside,
which
is
good
trying
to
get
it
out
there
so
that.
G
F
Know
the
the
residents
the
affected
residents
understand,
what's
going
on,
we've
been
trying
to
coordinate
efforts
with
CWS
as
far
as
letters
to
get
mailed
out
to
the
affected
property
owners
and
a
try
after
that
has
been
to
the
jipsd
Wastewater
committee,
and
we
have
we
were
in
Columbia.
Yesterday
it
was
jam-packed
at
the
convention
center
Mark
Klein
can
attest
to
that.
F
F
So
they
understand
what's
going
on.
Overall,
basically,
we
have
you
know
everybody's
when's
it
going
in
well
an
aggressive
time.
Time
frame,
for
this
would
be
that
all
of
the
engineering
and
permitting
everything
associated
with
to
disturb
the
ground
and
the
projects
awarded,
and
we
we
can
disturb
the
ground,
say
quarter
one
twenty
twenty
five
and
so
that's
an
aggressive
time
frame
to
get
through,
obviously
with
the
last
utility
going
into
these
communities.
F
We
have
to
have
basically
199
individual
projects.
As
far
as
where
does
the
interior
Plumbing
connect
to
the
septic
tank
and
reroute
that
to
the
right-of-way,
and
why
that's
199
individual
projects
is,
we
have
to
work
with
the
homeowners
so
they're
on
board
with
how
this
is
going
through
their
property.
We're
not
you
know,
we
don't
want
to
hit
grandmother's,
prized
azaleas
going
through
the
yard,
and
so
we
have
to
work
that
out
and
engineer
that
appropriately
and
so
that's
going
to
be
part
of
the
community
meetings
is
going
through
and
trying
to.
F
F
So
we
can
bid
this
project
and
once
we
get
those
bids
back,
that's
when
we're
going
to
know
the
actual
cost
of
the
project
and
once
we
know
the
actual
cost
of
the
project,
that's
when
we
can
go
in
front
of
the
the
residents
and
say:
okay,
this
is
what
we're
working
with.
As
far
as
you
know,
the
the
actual
cost
to
the
homeowners,
and
so
we
will
be
working.
F
Get
all
that
permitting
all
of
the
engineering,
the
processes
leading
up
to
actually
disturbing
the
ground,
and
so
that
the
other,
the
other
funding
you
know,
representative
Wetmore.
Obviously
they
got
us
the
she
got
us
the
million
dollar
earmark
last
year.
That's
going
towards
this,
and
the
town
has
committed
444
thousand
and
Charleston
Water
System
85
000,
the
PSD
17
000,
and
a
hundred
bucks
from
the
water
keeper.
F
So
we
have
Financial
commitments
of
regional
solution
to
a
regional
problem,
and
this
is
you
know
more
than
just
infrastructure.
This
is
water
quality.
These
are
our
environmental
impacts,
and
so
we're
going
to
be.
You
know
working
towards
this
over
the
next.
You
know
18
months
until
we
can,
we
can
really
get
in
there
and
start
installing
that
infrastructure.
We're
going
to
be.
You
know,
working
with
the
residents,
so
so
they
understand
how
this
works.
F
I
mean
you
just
do
the
back
of
the
napkin
mat,
10.3
million
dollars,
divided
by
199
properties
and
you're,
talking
almost
52
Grand
of
property,
and
we
have
the
we
have
the
federal
funds.
We
have
the
funds
available
now,
and
this
is
the
time
to
do
it.
So
we're
we're
going
to
be
putting
out
that
message
and
trying
to
answer
questions
and
going
through
the
the
public
relations
process,
and
we
appreciate
the
Water
keeper.
F
You
know
putting
out
the
putting
out
the
word
and
everybody
being
able
to
put
out
the
word
and,
as
those
dates
are
established,
we'll
be
able
to
to
get
those
to
everybody
interested
I
know.
Cws
has
been
doing
the
same
thing
on
James
Island
at
artillery
point,
so
you
know
we
are
trying
to
rip
off
and
duplicate
that
message
to
the
to
the
PSD
customers,
as
well
as
the
CWS
customers.
A
F
Is
this
is
going
to
be
a
grinder
pump
system
and
the
soils
on
James,
Island
and
especially
near
the
creek,
are
unpredictable,
and
so
you
might
think
you
got
a
10.3
million
dollar
project
and
then
you
open
up
the
soils
and
that
can
vary
very
quickly,
become
a
lot
more
costly.
And
you
know
we
learned
that
B
field
and
Battery
Island
when
we
installed
the
grinder
pump
systems.
G
F
F
I
I
So
we're
we're
we're
coordinating
well
together
on
that
and
the
letters
have
the
pertinent
information
associated
with
Charleston
Water,
System
or
city
property
owners,
Charleston
Water,
System
customers
and
then
also
appropriately
changed
and
formatted
for
the
ESD
customers.
Those
in
the
town
in
the
county,
so
I
think
we're
in
pretty
good
shape
there
and
I
think
we.
I
You
know
we
mentioned
that
we'll
follow
up
and
have
more
coordination
and
Outreach
associated
with
this
project
with
the
homeowners
and
we'll
try
to
use
the
I
think
we
have
a
good
model
with
the
artillery
Point
Outreach.
That's
that's
taken
place
so
far,
so
you
know
we
can
continue
to
work
together
to
get
that
taken
care
of
and
our
staff,
along
with
Dave
staff
will
be
present
at
those
meetings
to
address
the
the
homeowners
questions
in
a
manner
that
relate
to
their
to
their
particular
situation.
I
A
I
I
I
So
if
we
go
up
to,
if
we
go
down
to
10
based
on
the
amount
of
funding
available
there,
it
could
go
all
the
way
up
to
4
000,
which
would
almost
cover
everything
that
they
need.
Then
we've
got
the
potential
thanks
to
our
representative,
Wetmore
and
Senator
Sam
for
the
state
funding
year
mark
if
that
comes
through.
I
Hopefully,
you
know
fingers
crossed
that
that
well
there's
another
50
000
in
there
that
we
would
intend
to
distribute
across
the
entire
number
of
applicants
in
the
artillery
Point
area,
so
that
would
essentially
I
think
cover
all
of
the
low-income
families
that
wanted
to
connect
there's
also
some
money
with
our
pcap
program.
That's
Palmetto,
Community,
Action,
Plan
that
we
collaborate
with
for
funding
assistance
for
past
due
bills
for
customers
who
can't
pay
their
bill.
I
We've
got
a
a
pool
of
money
that
we
allocate
that
way,
and
we
can
direct
that
some
funding
from
that
from
that
pool
to
offset
any
differences
for
the
low-income
families.
We
don't
have
any
that
would
qualify
on
the
threshold
that
they
have
for
their
Federal
funding,
because
it's
so
low,
but
the
money
that
we
have
contributed
would
be
available
for
for
that
purpose,
and
so
we'll
be
talking
with
our
board
again
and
at
the
June
meeting
with
some
with
a
proposal
of
coverage
of
those
fees.
I
We
think
we
can
get
that
done
using
you
know
within
our
existing
policies.
So,
for
the
most
part,
we
think
we've
got
just
about
everything
covered
for
the
low-income
families,
and
a
large
portion
of
that
may
also
be
covered
for
the
non-qualifying
families
that
want
to
connect
in
our.
In
artillery
point.
D
J
I
just
got
word
that
the
budget
committee
is
meeting
again
on
Monday
at
the
state
house.
We
had
hoped
we
would
have
the
information
by
now
about
the
artillery,
Point
money
and
I'm.
Sorry,
it's
I
wish
I
could
move
it
along,
but
we
just
got
the
word
that
the
committee
is
going
to
be
meeting
on
Monday
we're
going
to
be
going
back
up
for
the
Full
House
on
Wednesday.
So
my
guess
is
by
next
week
we'll
know
whether
or
not
Senator,
the
Senate
side
and
the
house
side
both
have
money.
B
B
F
F
B
F
Poor
cons
yeah
for
the
actual
infrastructure,
it
it's
against
our
Bond
covenants
to
waive
tap
and
impact
fees.
It's
they
they,
the
people.
We
owe
money
to
make
sure
that
we
cannot
give
free
service,
and
so
we
have
to
come
up
with
other
ways
to
reimburse
ourselves
for
the
tap
and
impact
fees
associated
with
the
homeowners.
That's
what
we're
trying
to
be
able
to
establish
through
you
know
these
earmarks
and
how
that's
gonna,
how
that's
gonna
work?
Okay,.
B
F
You
because
that
we
we
want
a
good
idea
of
that.
Going
into
these
meet
I
mean
that's
the
first
thing
to
put
their
hand
up.
What's
it
cost
out
of
my
pocket
and
we'll
know
when
we
get
the
bids
back
is
not
going
to
be
a
satisfactory
answer.
You
know
and
that's
why
we're
working
as
fast
as
we
can
to
be
able
to
bid
this
project
out,
and
that
requires
permitting-
and
you
know
all
the
preliminary
engineering
and
surveying
and
the
other
utilities.
F
F
I
I
mean
for
47
homes
that
you
know
an
artillery
point.
I
can
tell
you
the
Grimble
library
was
packed,
and
so
you
know
I'll
be
reaching
out
to
the
high
school.
Maybe
we
can
use
the
auditorium
because
if
you're
talking
four
times
the
number
of
residents
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna
require
a
large
space
to
get
that
many
people
there.
There
was
a
lot
of
interest
associated
with
the
47
properties.
For
artillery
point,
we
were
at
both
of
those
meetings.
H
I
think
you'll
provide
these
homeowners
with
what
y'all
did
what
CWS
did
similar
with
artillery
point
with
all
of
the
possible
funding
sources.
I
mean,
obviously
the
you
know,
you'll
know
you'll
know
by
then
the
cost
to
the
homeowner,
but
then
the
available
resources,
like
the
artillery
point,
the
cdbg
grants.
You
know
things
like
that.
Obviously
you
have
to
be
a
city
resident
I
assume
to
apply
for
that.
So
all
of
that
will
be
laid
out
as
well
at
the
fall
meeting.
I
F
A
F
F
Very
detailed,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
specific
questions
that
we're
trying
to
iron
out
with
our
45-minute
individual
session
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
the
people
faces
here
have
worked
with
Bob
George
Bob
George
has
a
lot
of
questions
he's
our
engineer
and
we
want
to
get
this
ironed
out.
So
we're
pretty
crystal
clear
with
the
expectations
on
how
this
skip
Grant
is
going
to
work.
Gotcha
all.
A
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
just
one
final
question:
is
there
any
advice
or
anything
that
any
other
additional
funds
that
you
think
we
should
be
going
after
I
know,
y'all
are
on
it,
but
if
there's
something
we're
all
here
in
the
same
virtual
space
is,
is
there
anything
else
that
we
should
be
looking
at
or
going
after
at
this
point?
Well.
F
K
If
you
don't
ask
you
don't
receive
I.
Think
where
we
are
right
now
is
we're
in
this
fortunate
position
of
just
having
received
the
skip
Grant
and
now
we
have
to
work
our
way
through
the
free
application
of
that
that
Dave's
been
talking
about
and
the
steps
that
we're
taking
before.
We
can
get
a
hard
construction
estimate
and
then
know
sort
of
where
our
shortfalls
are
or
our
overages
and
how
we
can
then
either
go
find
additional
funds
to
make
up
that
shortfall
or
use
some
of
that
overage.
K
If
we
have
it
for
some
of
the
what
I
call
the
onesies
and
twosies
septic
tanks
that
are
not
in
these
three
neighborhoods
in
the
skip
projects,
not
among
the
199
homes,
but
there
are
a
number
more
around
the
creek
that
also
have
septic
tanks
that
could
be
brought
onto
public
sewer.
We
can
make
we
can.
We
can
have
all
those
conversations
make
those
estimates
and
determinations
after
we
figure
out
exactly
what
it's
going
to
cost
to
get
done,
the
199
homes
with
the
skip
Grant
funds.
We
have.
F
F
You
know
we
can
structure
our
message
pretty
similarly
and
try
to
try
to
get
out
in
front
of
this
so
that
everybody
knows
what's
going,
it's
going
to
be
a
long
time
until
we're
digging
you
know,
and
so
we
have
a
little
while
to
be
able
to
continue
the
sales
job
of
why
this
is
so
important
and
why
this
opportunity
is
so
rare
and
to
have
this.
You
know
Toronto
federal
funds
available
where
we
can
put
almost
52
Grand
in
in
each
one
of
these
properties.
A
J
No
I
appreciate
it,
I
think
I
kind
of
covered
it
earlier
when
I
jumped
in
with
Mark
and
those
guys
in
terms
of
the
state
funding,
piece
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
people
have
asked
me
because
artillery
point
is
actually
the
more
pressing
piece
of
that,
but
that's
that
pretty
much
covers
it.
We've
got.
You
know
some.
D
J
A
I
We
will
be
adding
a
disinfection
facility
and
and
adding
some
primary
clarification
capacity
to
create
a
little
bit
more
redundancy
there.
The
solids
handling
is
the
primary
focus
of
this
project.
It'll
include
a
new
dewatering
facility
with
d
water
solids
holding
rather
than
having
to
let
it
go
right
into
the
trucks
and
relying
strictly
on
the
truck
capacity.
B
I
Lot
of
the
odors
originate
from
us
from
those
trailers
is
they're,
loaded
and
they're
if
they're,
if
they
have
to
be
held
there
for
any
length
of
time
because
of
logistics.
So
that's
that's
the
primary
scope
of
the
project
and,
as
I
said
it's
about
100
million
dollars
worth
of
infrastructure.
There
is
a
Contractor
on
sites,
Garney
Construction,
and
we
anticipate
that
this
project
will
run
until
sometime
in
the
third
or
fourth
quarter
of
2026..
I
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
and
I.
Just
thank
you
again
for
coming
out
to
the
James
Island
intergovernmental
meeting.
The
the
presentation
that
you
gave
early
in
the
year
regarding
your
huge
upgrade
happening,
especially
with
the
odor
abatement.
It's
greatly
appreciated,
I
think
you
guys
are
doing
great
work
at
helping
alleviate
that
I
know
that's
a
concern
for
residents
on
James
Island
in
my
district
and
anyone
sometimes
crossing
the
connector.
So
thank
you.
L
L
Underwater
inspection
performed
by
Salman's
dredging
divers.
The
next
day
reveal
that
our
Force
main
underneath
the
creek
had
been
hit.
It
was
deflected
two
feet
vertically
and
three
feet
horizontally
and
the
deflection
caused
the
gasket
seal
to
come
loose
and
created
a
gap
in
the
pipe
at
the
Joint.
At
that
point,
we
decided
to
pursue
two
concurrent
fixes
and
both
of
these
fixes
are
complete
and
add
quite
a
bit
of
resiliency
and
redundancy
to
our
system.
The
first
fix
was
performed
in
real
close
coordination
with
James
Island
PSD.
L
Island
and
Charleston
Water
System
have
now
complete
redundancy
of
our
respective
systems,
which
is
great
news.
The
second
fix
was
to
repair
the
pipe
under
the
creek.
This
work
was
completed
on
May
the
24th.
It
took
a
little
longer
than
expected
to
obtain
some
of
the
special
specialized
equipment
needed,
but
as
part
of
this
effort,
we
covered
any
exposed
pipe
at
the
bottom
of
the
creek,
with
mortar
to
protect
it
and
to
ensure
no
further
leaks.
L
This
project
would
allow
Charleston
Water
System
to
abandon
its
Force
main
under
the
bridge,
which
is
would
be
would
be
great
and
the
project
is
designed
a
permitted
permitting
is
underway.
It
didn't
make
the
skit
funding
list,
but
we're
working
with
James
Island
PSD
to
develop
an
mou
for
funding
of
the
project.
A
B
B
E
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
Baker
and
thanks
for
the
the
summary
of
the
summary
of
The
Spill
at
the
bridge,
I
kind
of
want
to
follow
up
on
a
few
things.
One
is
you
know
there
are
some
homeowners
along
that
section
of
the
creek
who
are
convinced
this
bill
has
gone
on
for
quite
a
bit.
Longer,
do
you
you
know,
do
you
all
have
a
way
to
measure
flow
and
in
in
that
section
of
line
you
know
Upstream
from
that
spill?.
L
So
we
do
and
unfortunately,
if
it's
a
smaller
leak,
it
would
be
hard
to
pick
that
up,
just
because
there's
so
many
variations
that
impact
flow
rate,
including
titles
cycles
and
rain
and
other
factors,
and
we
could
also
pick
up
a
larger
leak
by
looking
at
you
know,
pump
pressures
at
our
city.
Unfortunately,
this
wasn't
a
complete
breach.
L
It
was
really
a
relatively
you
know:
smaller
leak
where
the
pipe
was
still
intact,
but
the
gasket
was
displaced,
and
so
those
smaller
leaks
are
often
harder
to
detect,
and
so
what
we've
tried
to
do?
We
did
this
effort
last
year,
is
kind
of
using
a
state-of-the-art
method
which
is
really
putting
copious
amount
of
dye
in
the
system
and
and
doing
drone
flyovers
to
determine
if
there's
any
any
die
that
shows
up
in
any
of
the
stormwater
systems
out
Falls
or
the
creek
itself.
E
L
E
L
Each
of
those
water
Crossings
are
on
an
inspection
schedule.
Some
of
these
are
gravity
where
you're
able
to
run
where
you're
able
to
run
you
know
TV
and
cameras
through
it.
Some
of
them
are
are
our
pressure
systems
which
are
a
little
more
difficult
to
inspect,
especially
if
they
go
underneath,
say
Marsh
and
wetlands
there's
no
way
to
really
easily
inspect
those.
L
L
E
Okay,
all
right
thanks
I,
you
know
it,
it
I
think
it
at
least
if
you
all
could
get
if
you
all
could
get
some
kind
of
marking
in
there.
Some
kind
of
warning
signage
to.
Let
folks
know
that
that
line
is
there
I
feel
like
I'm
pretty
in
tune
to
these
things.
I
was
a
little
surprised
that
that's
exactly
where
it
was
yeah
I,
don't
know
we're.
L
E
L
I
A
number
of
occasions
where
we've
had
strikes
from
a
vessel
generally
I
can
think
of
a
couple
of
cases
where
it's
been
a
barge,
but
one
in
one
in
Stono
River
at
going
across
Maybank
Highway
at
that
bridge
and
in
the
another
one
in
the
in
wapu
Cut.
Most
recently-
and
you
know,
signage
signage
is
good,
but
it
doesn't
always
save
you.
I
A
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
mayor,
Woolsey
and
Charleston
Water
keeper
for
that,
because
you
guys
took
the
words
right
out
of
my
mouth.
I
definitely
I,
know
I,
don't
know
if
Mark
Johnson
are
going
to
make
it
for
the
water
quality
report,
but
either
way.
How
does
this
task
force?
You
know?
When?
Are
we
going
to
be
able
to
see
that
water
quality
report?
H
H
I
agree
with
the
signage
that
was
going
to
be
something
I
brought
up
as
well
that
if
it
was
a
boat
or
a
barge
I'm,
not
sure
what
barge
could
fit
under
that
bridge,
but
either
way.
I
just
think
that
this
task
force
needs
to
really
focus
on
I
mean
we
have
CWS
here,
I,
don't
think
we
have
anyone
from
DHEC
on
the
line
unless
I'm
mistaken.
H
But
you
know
this:
is
you
know
they
labeled
it
as
an
impaired
Waterway?
We
have
Wastewater
lines
running
through
they
broke
they've
polluted
the
creek.
There
has
to
be
environmental
impact,
there
I
mean
are
we
doing
additional
studies
is,
is
the
woolpart
report?
You
know
that
was
done
prior
to
this
break.
Do
we
have
an
environmental
study
after
this,
this
main
break?
What's
what's
happening
with
that?
What
is
what
is
CWS
doing
on
that
front?.
F
Well
and
I
just
want
to
jump
in
here.
What
we're
trying
to
do.
We
applied
for
the
regional
Solutions
skip
Grant,
so
we
applied,
we
were
successful
and
got
the
skip
grant
for
the
sewer
expansion.
The
other
skip.
Grant
we
applied
for
was
the
regional
Solutions,
which
is
the
third,
the
Redundant
Force
main
that
would
go
and
have
cross
connections.
So
if
we
did
find
that
there
was
another
Force
main
going
through
the
creek
that
was
leaking,
we
could
automatically
divert
flow
and
be
able
to
actually
have
that
redundancy
available.
F
I
I
know
our
Force
main,
that's
going
through
there's
from
1996
and
that's
not
a
gravity
line.
That's
a
that's
a
pipe
under
pressure,
and
so
that's
why
we've
been
working
with
CWS
to
try
to
coordinate
so
that
we
can.
You
know,
move
this
project
forward.
So
it's
to
the
benefit
of
all
people
on
James
Island
for
the
for
the
city,
customers
for
the
PSD
customers
to
be
able
to
get
that
third
line
through
there.
F
You
know,
as
as
Mark
said,
they
would
be
able
to
abandon
that
Force
main
and
would
also
be
able
to
for
PSD
to
divert
flow
into
that
new
Force
main.
So
we
could
do
repairs
on
the
one
from
1996
and
we
were
very
fortunate
that
we
were
able
to
to
get
that
diversion
done
so
that
you
know
we
could
have.
You
know
that
that
functioning
cross
connection
you
know
repaired
between
CWS
and
jipsd,
which
is
you
know,
a
good
short-term
fix
long
term.
H
Yeah,
so
thank
you,
Dave
I
mean
this
is
not
to
Discount
all
the
great
work
and
all
the
good
things
coming.
You
know
moving
forward
for
James
Island
for
the
Creek,
but
I
just
I
just
feel
that
this
task
force
needs
to
have
those
discussions
more
I
know
the
the
Post
and
Courier
article.
It
was
great,
but
you
know
obviously
Plum
Island
is
located
on
James
Island
it
handles
and
and
I
don't
know
the
the
full
number,
but
a
huge
capacity
from
all
over
the
Low
Country.
H
All
of
the
Wastewater
comes
here
so
to
not
be
talking
about
these
lines
that
run
in
this
impaired
Waterway
having
a
leak
I
mean
this
is
this
is
and
should
be,
an
issue
in
a
topic
of
conversation
for
this
task
force
and
I
I
would
like
to
know
what
CWS
so
thank
you
Dave
for
your
response,
but
I
am
just
curious.
What
CWS
is
you
know
like
as
far
as
DHEC
and
just
water
quality?
You
know
what
what
are
they
finding.
M
H
M
Me
let
me
answer:
I
think
what
your
answer
is.
Okay,
we
just
had
this
big
belief.
How
much
is
that
pollution
still
out
there
and
what
should
be
done
about
it?
Remember
a
few
years
ago,
on
the
other
side
of
Ellis
Creek,
Fish
Camp,
there
was
another
big
league
and
they
water
tested
that
before,
during
and
after
and
within
a
couple
of
days
that
pollution
was
absorbed
by
the
plants
out
there,
you've
got
all
that
sedge
and
spartina
out
there
that
that's
just
pollute.
L
That
allows
us
to
divert
our
entire
flow
to
the
James
Island
system.
Should
we
have
a
leap
like
this
again
and
then
long
term?
You
know
we'd
like
to
completely
get
rid
of
that
line
and
get
it
out
of
the
marsh
altogether
and
and
we're
supporting
the
James
Island
PSP
project,
with
the
new
parallel
24
inch
line
that
would
go.
L
The
new
construction
of
lines
is
using
directional
bore
HDPE
pipe,
which
is
so
much
more
resilient
than
the
all.
The
old
open
cut,
ductile
iron
method.
That
was
used
some
40
50
years
ago,
when
this
line
was
put
in,
and
so
it
gives
us
a
much
better,
a
better
resolved,
but
we
recognize
this
is
a
high
priority
Main
and
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
to
expedite
the
ability
to
divert
our
flow
to
a
much
better
and
reliable
pipe
system.
A
I
Sir
Mr
Mayor-
this
is
Mark
I,
think
that
number
right
now
stands
at
about
8.8
million
dollars.
Okay,
I'll
add
to
that
to
try
to
address
Council
I
want
Parker's
question
and
it's
like
Ms
Woolsey
said
after
we
were
informed
of
the
league
and
isolated
it.
It
took
a
it,
took
a
little
while
to
get
it
completely
isolated
because
we
were
being
back
fed
from
one
of
the
smaller
pump
stations
Downstream
of
the
leak.
I
So
every
time
it
came
on
it,
it
put
some
flow
back
in,
but
once
we
isolated
the
the
sampling
in
the
creek,
we
we
when
we
when
we
have
something
like
that.
We
obviously
have
to
report
it
to
DHEC
and
estimate
the
amount
of
volume
that
was
spilled,
but
we
continue
the
sampling
until
until
we
can
lift
any
sort
of
public
notice
that
we
have
to
put
out
with
that.
I
I
A
You
thank
you
all
right.
Well,
I,
don't
see
that
Mark
Johnson
ever
made
it
so
Matt!
Fountain
can
I
ask
you
to
follow
up
with
him
and
let's
get
his
report
and
we
will
email
that
out
to
everyone
the
what
he
can
offer
to
us
on
the
testing
results
in
any
other
report.
From
from
the
technical
group,
councilmember
Parker.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
Mark
for
that
I
appreciate
it.
That's
kind
of
what
I
was
looking
for
just
to
know.
You
know,
obviously
where
their
water
quality
reports
done.
What
were
the
results?
Things
like
that
I
know.
It
would
be
great
if
those
were
shared
with
us,
those
of
us
on
the
task
force
or
those
of
us
like
myself,
who,
with
constituents
with
questions
you
know
after
something
like
that
happens
and
I
hate,
to
put
anyone
on
the
spot,
but
miss
Sanger,
I,
know
dnr's.
Here.
I
am
just
curious.
G
I
am
here
and
I
mean
we
all
I'm,
not
sure
that
there's
an
alternative
oftentimes
to
you,
know,
infrastructure
being
in
various
waterways
and
so
I
think
it
is
important
that
you
think
about
the
the
risks
and
how
to
improve
the
infrastructure
over
time.
I
mean
so
I
think
you
know
from
my
point
of
view.
Thinking
through
all
the
things
that
have
been
done
and
are
you
know
continuing
to
be
looked
at
is
all
very
positive.
H
Okay,
thank
you.
Do
you
think
there's
anything
in
the
interim
I
mean.
Obviously
we
know
that
moving
forward
this
project
that
Dave
and
CWS
are
talking
about,
is
obviously
important,
but
in
the
intro
I
mean
that's
a
ways
away,
as
we
know,
is
there
anything
that
we
can
do
now
to
help
the
water
quality
of
our
Creek.
H
G
G
We
also
talked
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
septic
systems
that
are
being
tested
to
determine
you
know
which
ones
are
failing
or
not.
Failing
and
I
think
it's
within
James
Island,
the
town
of
James
Island,
that's
happening,
I
get
confused
on
jurisdiction,
sometimes-
and
you
know
the
concept
of
going
out
and
looking
at
those
septic
tanks
and
getting
them
fixed
and
then
also.
How
might
we
monitor,
perhaps
around
some
of
the
ones
that
are
are
documented
as
failing
so
that
that
piece
of
information
again
can
be?
G
M
To
add
to
that,
when
the
Charleston,
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District
about
15
years
ago,
did
a
big
EPA
319
project
between
Honda
and
McClellanville,
one
reason
we
got
involved
was
because
they
had
closed
the
oyster
beds
at
Bulls
Bay
because
of
the
contamination,
and
we
went
up
there
and
it's.
It
was
a
three-year
project.
G
Yeah-
and
that
was
one
of
the
other
things
that
we
talked
about
on
the
call-
was
how
do
we
perhaps
modify
the
sampling
design
to
really
be
able
to
document
that,
and
you
know,
identify
the
areas
where
the
septic
systems
will
be
converted
over,
and
perhaps
you
know,
Focus
some
of
the
sampling
in
that
area.
Specifically,
so
that
again,
you
can
truly
document
that
and
be
able
to
show
that
for
future
efforts
as
well.
N
N
N
They
double
grab
on
those
particular
events,
and
we
really
only
got
one
particular
date
that
it
was
really
inflated
and
when
I
say
inflated,
the
numbers
most
probable
numbers
are
in
the
thousands
that
was
on
a
Friday.
The
lab,
of
course,
is
closed
on
the
weekend,
so
they
could
not
mail
them
there
to
get
them
their
weekend.
N
But
we
will
go
ahead
and
get
these
more
MST
run.
We
just
were
waiting
for
some
bigger
numbers
when
they
were
in
the
teens
or
under
100.
We
just
didn't
want
to
waste
our
time
or
money
on
those,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
pick
a
couple
here
that
we
were
getting
in
the
hundreds
and
get
those
back
to
you.
Guys
soon
did
want
to
say
that
we
do
like
Denise
was
saying
we
want
to
be
a
little
more
directive
on
our
scope
with
Wolford.
N
It
might
be
that
we
have,
to,
you
know,
be
a
little
more
more
precise
on
our
dry
weather,
because
maybe
that
would
reveal
more
of
the
septic
tank
issues
so
that
that's
in
short,
wanted
to
also
while
you're
talking
about
the
spill.
I
was
looking
through
the
numbers
in
March
and
April,
and
they
did
not
look
high.
E
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
add
you
know
kind
of
pulling
some
of
the
threads
together
in
these
conversations.
I
think
it's
important
to
remember
that
you
know
James
Island
Creek
was
classified
as
an
impaired
Waterway
for
recreational
use
because
of
persistently
High
bacteria
levels
over
the
long
term
in
enterococcus,
and
the
tmdl
document
itself
estimates
that
we're
going
to
need
like
a
98.5
reduction
in
the
amount
of
bacteria
that's
going
into
the
creek
in
order
for
it
to
meet
its
water
quality
standards,
and
so
it's
important
to
remember
here
that,
like
every
drop,
counts
right.
E
So
it's
not.
You
know
it's
not
just
dog
waste,
it's
not
just
wild.
You
know,
you
know
Wildlife,
it's
not
just
sewer
overflows,
it's
not
just
septic
tanks,
it's
all
of
those
things
and
I.
You
know
we,
the
the
task
force
started
off
much
more
Broad
in
scope
and
I.
Think
we've
really
and
rightfully
you
know
kind
of
drilled
down
onto
the
septic
tank
issue
recently
because
of
the
historic
opportunity
with
funding.
You
know
this
is
our
one
shot
to
address
the
septic
tank
part
of
this
puzzle
and
so
having
funding
available
to
it.
E
Instead
of
staying
focused
on
that
is
really
important,
but
I
would
also
encourage
us
to
think
think
about
those
other
sources
as
well.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
keep
every
bit
of
sewer
in
the
sewer
lines
and
headed
to
Palm
Island,
so
it
can
be
properly
treated.
You
know,
any
spill
into
the
creek
I
think
from
sewer
lines
is
a
concern.
I
think
you
know,
folks,
not
picking
up
after
their
dogs
is
an
obvious
concern.
I
think
dumpster's,
full
of
raccoons
can
also
be
a
big
concern,
but
you
know
it's
important
to
remember
that.
E
A
H
Yes,
I'm,
sorry,
thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
quickly,
Mr
Champion
can
you
and
just
for
me
I'm
a
little
I'm
fairly
new
to
the
task
force
and
I
know
since
we
don't
meet
a
while
I
know
we're
running
over,
but
just
remind
me,
can
you
remind
me
that
the
contract
with
wolper
the
testing
timeline,
who
I
think
they
said
I,
think
mayor
Woolsey
said
the
county
pays
for
the
Wolpert
testing?
Can
you
just
remind
me
all
of
that?
A
testing
timeline,
their
contracts
and
I
know
you
said
so.
H
H
N
Know
what
we
were
thinking
that
actually,
in
some
sense
in
instances
a
little
better
than
what
we
were
thinking,
we
thought
we
would
see
inflated
numbers
throughout.
We
thought
we
would
be
able
to
Target
this
a
lot
quicker
and
we're
not
I
think
we
have
seen
we're
doing
this
contract
year
to
year.
It
was
August
August.
Last
year
this
year
we
have
increased.
The
testing
to
I.
N
Think
it's
about
69,
000.,
wet
weather
sampling
is
what
we
need
to
do,
for
compliance,
we're
doing,
MST
and
dry
weather
and
we've
got
approved
through
you
guys
last
year
to
go,
do
even
additional
sampling
up
in
Simpson
Creek,
which
we
plan
on
doing
more
of
so
we
can
revisit
that
this
coming
August
or
before
August
to
expand
that
a
little
more
depending
on
how
how
much
you
guys
want
to
to
to
be
aggressive
with
that.
So
we're
we're
trying
to
be.
D
Brad,
just
chime
in
real
quick
on
that
to
cover
some
of
the
questions.
It's
a
contract,
councilman
Parker
that
the
county
managers
is
paid
for
by
the
town,
the
county
and
the
city
based
on
our
relative
jurisdictional
areas
within
the
Watershed
wet
weather
sampling,
as
Brett
mentioned,
is
the
compliance
side
from
dhec3pa.
That's
when
you
basically
take
samples
after
a
rain
event,
to
see
how
the
rain
flushing
is
causing
contaminant
to
move.
D
If
the
BSD
moves
forward
with
removing
a
large
number
of
septic
tanks
making
sure
we
have
Baseline
data
in
that
area
from
before
those
septic
tanks
are
removed.
And
after
because,
as
the
water
keeper
touched
on,
like
we
have
all
this
great
data
from
the
town
on
the
amazing
job,
they've
done
removing
dog
waste
from
the
Watershed.
But
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
sampling
really
from
before.
D
They
did
that
other
than
some
of
the
work
the
water,
keeper
and
DHEC
had
done,
which
is
a
little
bit
more
broad
space
I
mean
that
may
be
the
reason
we're
seeing
some
of
our
numbers
be
lower
than
we
would
have
expected,
but
we
can't
narrow
that
down.
Quite
yet,
we
need
to
kind
of
keep
building
out
our
our
sampling,
but,
as
Brett
mentioned,
we're
doing
on
the
order
of
seventy
thousand
dollars
a
year
of
sampling
already.
D
So
it
is
not
insignificant
and
we
always
have
to
balance
not
spending
so
much
money
sampling,
we're
not
spending
any
money
doing
which
is
a
common
challenge.
But
that's
that's
what
we'll
come
back
to
you
all
with
a
probably
a
little
bit
more
of
a
summary
report
and
some
ideas
for
the
next
year
request
for
funding.
H
B
N
A
N
Okay,
yeah
and
Miss
Parker,
the
MST
is
what
cost
a
lot,
and
so
that's
why
we
haven't
really
pulled
the
trigger
on
that
DNA
testing
until
like
this
past
year,
and
and
now
they
they
incubate
those
samples
in
Florida
until
we
say
yeah,
we
want
this
particular
storm
event
tested
when
we
notice,
which
numbers
are
the
highest.
We
get
the
most
information
out
of
it.
N
Year
we
were
seeing
a
lot
of
bird,
a
dog
had
had
was
not
showing
up
and
human
was
not
showing
up
or
even
room
net
so
but
we'll
get
a
better,
a
better
screenshot
this
coming
year,
with
with
two
or
three
more
testing
we'll
go
ahead,
and
let
them
do
that
in
the
next
I
would
say.
In
the
next
month
we've
got
two
or
three
events
that
could
be
tested.
We
were
just
hoping
for
some
higher
numbers
and,
like
I,
said
this
past
spring.
A
All
right,
well,
I,
think
we've
had
a
good
discussion
today
and
good
progress
and
and
Report.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
being
with
us
today
and
your
participation
anything
else
for
the
good
of
the
order,
we'll
get
the
technical
report
out
sent
out
to
everybody
and
Brad.
If
you
all
need
any
input
before
the
contract,
renewal
would
be
interested
here
at
the
technical
committee's
suggestions
for
the
renewal
of
the
contract
and
anything
extra
in
it,
but
but
please
share
that
once
y'all
make
any
suggestions.
Okay
will
do.
Thank
you.