Abstract |
The subject action of this Environmental Impact Statement is the awarding of grant funds to the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority for regional wastewater treatment facilities to service the Grand Strand, S.C. 201 area. Major issues involved in the EIS are water quality and secondary impacts resulting growth supported by the project. The EIS consists of three major sections. These are a description of the existing environment, an evaluation of alternatives, and a more detailed evaluation of the effects of the chosen alternative. The project consists of the construction of three new wastewater treatment facilities with accompanying outfall lines and interceptor systems and the upgrading of the existing MB-1 wastewater treatment facility total first phase capacity of the system will be 26.8 MGD with discharges into the Waccamaw River and the Intracoastal Waterway. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) |