Update on Current RIA Funded Projects

Meansville Road Pump Station

Following is a list of the current South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority grants that are being administered by Catawba Regional Council of Governments.

Project Name:            Highway 200 Pump Station Upgrade Project

RIA Program:           Economic Infrastructure

Grantee:                     Town of Great Falls

Total Project Cost:    $375,625

RIA Funds:                $326,365

Local Funds:              $49,260

Beneficiaries:             5 residences and 8 businesses

Project Description: The project will consist of upgrades to the U.S. Highway 200 sanitary sewer lift station owned by the Town of Great Falls in an effort to offer development capacity and retain existing commerce and jobs at I-77 and U.S. Highway 200.

Project Name:            Meansville Road Pump Station & Force Main Upgrade Project

RIA Program:           Economic Infrastructure

Grantee:                     City of Union

Total Project Cost:    $1,328,690

RIA Funds:                $1,000,000

Local Funds:              $328,690

Beneficiaries:             166 residences, 40 commercial users and 11 industrial users

Project Description: The project will upgrade the Meansville Road pump station and force main to increase capacity for the Union Commerce Industrial Park and growth on the north side of the City of Union. This will also increase force to accommodate flow.

Project Name:            Kershaw Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project

RIA Program:           Basic Infrastructure

Grantee:                     Town of Kershaw

Total Project Cost:    $489,954

RIA Funds:                $326,115

Local Funds:              $163,839

Beneficiaries:             886 residences and 108 businesses

Project Description:       The project will upgrade Basin 2 at the Kershaw Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is aging and does not include updated wastewater treatment technology and equipment or adequate safety features.

Project Name:            Tega Cay Water Tank Project

RIA Program:           Basic Infrastructure

Grantee:                     City of Tega Cay

Total Project Cost:    $1,657,385

RIA Funds:                $500,000

Local Funds:              $1,157,385

Beneficiaries:             1,826 residences and 7 businesses

Project Description: Construction of a 500,000 gallon elevated water tank to provide enhanced services to Tega Cay’s current customers, accommodate the additional 3,737 residences and 7 business developments that are permitted and/or under construction and to serve a new middle school, which is under development.

Project Name:            Fort Mill Water Tank Project

RIA Program:           Economic Infrastructure

Grantee:                     Town of Fort Mill

Total Project Cost:    $4,049,825

RIA Funds:                $500,000

Local Funds:              $3,549,825

Beneficiaries:             2,275 residences and 95 businesses

Project Description: Construction of a 1,000,000 gallon water tank and 2,500 linear feet of 16-inch water line to serve 2,275 residential water customers, 6 schools and 89 businesses. These improvements will also serve additional businesses, commercial and residential developments that are planned for the Kingsley area of Fort Mill.