Wastewater Management

The City of Greenville sanitary sewer system is approximately 327 miles of sanitary sewer mains. The City of Greenville operates and maintains the collection system through the Public Works Department, Sanitary Sewer Bureau. The city maintains a Sanitary Sewer Enterprise Fund. This self-supporting fund provides the daily operations and maintenance, design and construction for Capital Improvement Program Projects and the repayment of debt incurred for the sanitary sewer system. These activities are paid through user fees based on the water tap size of properties connected to the sanitary sewer collection system.

Wastewater Maintenance Fee

Water Meter Size	2010-11 Quarterly Charge	2011-12 Quarterly Charge	2012-13 Monthly Charge
		1.6% Inflationary Adjustment	5% rate adjustment effective 1/2012
Residential Users using less than 3,000 gallons/month	$11.59	$11.78	$4.13
Residential 5/8" to 3/4"	$25.63	$26.04	$9.12
Commercial 5/8" to 3/4"	$46.71	$47.46	$16.62
Commercial 1"	$124.48	$126.47	$44.27
Commercial 1 1/2"	$232.99	$236.72	$82.86
Commercial 2"	$621.19	$631.13	$220.90
Commercial 3"	$776.41	$788.83	$276.10
Commercial 4"	$1,552.99	$1,577.84	$552.25
Commercial 6"	$2,331.32	$2,368.62	$829.02
Commercial 8"	$3,105.81	$3,155.50	$1,104.43

Wastewater Collection Systems

The city of Greenville is an SCDHEC approved participant in the Delegated Review Program (DRP). The fee for review of plans and inspection of wastewater collection system sewer lines 16 inches in diameter or smaller is shown below. This allows the City to review the construction permit application package and to perform the technical plan review for a wastewater main extension.

*Linear Feet of Line*
1-300	Application	$20.00
	Review	$12.50
	Inspection	$96.00
	Total	$128.50

301-1,000	Application	$20.00
	Review	$25.00
	Inspection	$216.00
	Total	$261.00

More than 1,000	Application	$20.00
	Review	$37.50
	Inspection	$336.00
	Total	$393.50

Wastewater Lateral Locate Requests

The City of Greenville owns many of the wastewater (sanitary sewer) public mains within the city. Property owners connecting to the wastewater (sanitary sewer) system own their individual lateral (private sanitary sewer line) up to and including the connection to the wastewater main and are responsible for all maintenance needs.

The City keeps records of the public wastewater mains. However, the City does not retain records for all of the private laterals. For recent subdivisions, asbuilt information of the wastewater system that identifies individual lateral locations may be available. This asbuilt information is not always accurate. To request the lateral location information, call Engineering at 864-467-4400, a minimum of 3 business days in advance. This information is limited to the connection point to the wastewater main and may include the portion of the lateral within the right-of-way. In the event the City does not have a record of the lateral location, property owners are encouraged to contract with a local, licensed plumber equipped to locate the lateral.

In the event of a sewer overflow emergency during normal business hours, please contact the Public Works Department at 864-467-4335 for assistance. For after hours and weekend emergencies, please call Police Dispatch at 864-271-5333 for assistance.

Forms

City of Greenville DRP checklist (10/08)
Preliminary Sanitary Sewer Agency Review Form
SCDHEC Construction Permit Application (DHEC 1970, 3/08)
ACOG Request for 208 plan conformance certification
Application for Sewer Availability Letter

Contact

Jessica Chapman, PE, CFM
Assistant City Engineer - Environmental

Jacqueline Chelbezan, PE, CFM
Senior Civil Engineer

Christian Crear, EIT, CFM
Civil Engineer

You can reach our office during business hours by calling
864-467-4400
Fax: 864-467-5754

We are located at:
206 S. Main Street
(Eighth Floor)
Greenville, SC

Our mailing address:
City of Greenville,
Engineering Division
P.O. Box 2207
Greenville, SC 29602

Links to Regulatory Partners

EPA
FEMA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
SC DNR
SC DHEC
Reedy River Water Levels

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