For more information, please contact:
Dudley Brown, Strategic Communications Manager
864-299-4000, Ext. 285
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) experienced a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) following heavy rains between Feb. 11 and Feb. 13. This event has not impacted ReWa’s ability to provide sewer service.
Proper notifications have been made to appropriate regulatory authorities, including the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES).
ReWa teams are addressing and monitoring this site, which is near the intersection of Flower Drive and West Castle Road. The SSO was reported at 7:20 a.m. on Feb. 13. It ended at 10:08 a.m. Samples are being collected from Brushy Creek for laboratory analysis. ReWa will continue to post updates regarding progress and new details as they become available. For additional information, please contact our hotline at 864-299-4004. Any updates will be posted as a “news alert” at the top of our homepage at ReWaonline.org.
ABOUT RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (ReWa): Since 1925, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been committed to providing high-quality wastewater services to the Upstate of South Carolina while providing a cleaner environment, protecting public health and sustaining our community. With nine water resource recovery facilities and more than 430 miles of pipe, we serve a broad geographic area, including Greenville County and portions of Anderson, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg counties. Each day an estimated 44 million gallons of water passes through our trunk lines and reclamation facilities before being cleaned and returned to our area rivers and streams.