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ELECTRICITY
There are two sources of electric power operating within Horry County; Santee Cooper, and Horry Electric Cooperative.
Santee Cooper: Most large General Service customers served by Santee Cooper are billed for power in accordance with rate schedule GL-96.
Availability: Service is available on or near the transmission facilities of the Authority to customers using more than 90,000 kWh in any given month. This schedule is not available for breakdown, standby or supplementary service.
Monthly Billing Rate:
- Customer Charge: $24.00
- Firm Demand Charge: First 300 kW or less of Firm Billing Demand @ $3,960.00. All Additional kW of Firm Billing Demand @ $13.20/kw.
However, if customer takes delivery at available transmission voltage and provides the necessary transformation from the available transmission voltage, the above Firm Demand Charge shall be reduced by $0.50/kw.
- Interruptible Demand Charge: All kW of Interruptible Billing Demand @ $8.57/kw.
All kW of Excess Demand @ $13.20/kw.
- Energy Charge: All kWh @ $0.0232/kw
Horry Electric Cooperative: Horry Electric Cooperative serves industrial, commercial and residential consumers in the unincorporated areas of Horry County. Service is provided to industrial firms without regard to maximum or minimum demands. New or expanding industrial consumers with demands in excess of 750 kW or energy requirements exceeding 350,000 kWh/month, qualify for Economic Development Incentive Rates.
The Cooperative, headquartered in Conway, South Carolina, is part of the Central Electric Power Cooperative System serving 46 counties. This service area utilizes an integrated 34.5, 115, and 230kV transmission network. Primary voltage distribution is 7.2/12.5 kV and 14.4/24.9 kV.
Voltages Available:
- Single Phase - 120/240 V
- Three Phase - 120/240 V
- Three Phase - 120/208 V
- Three Phase - 277/480 V (Depending upon application)
- Residential:
- Minimum Charge $6.00/month
- Good Cents (new) credit of $12.00/month
- Improved Good Cents credit of $ 8.25/month
- First 500 kWh @ 7.8/kWh Good Cents
- Next 500 @ 7.1/kWh
- Over 1000 kWh @ 6.4/kWh
Minimum of $3/month for three-phase service added to regular bill.
- General Service Rate:
- Minimum Charge $6.00/month
- First 500 kWh @ 8.5/kWh
- Over 500 kWh @ 6.5/kWh
Minimum of $3/month for three-phase service added to regular bill.
- Large Power Rate - Multiphase:
Transformer Capacity 75 KVA or greater:
- Demand Charge All kW @ $3.00/kWh
- Energy Charge All kW @ $ 5.5/kWh
- Minimum monthly bill:(the greater of) $.75 per KVA installed transformer
capacity or kW demand.
Economic Development Incentive Rate (EDR): Available to members on or near transmission facilities using more than 350,000 kWh in any given month. To qualify, this load must be a NEW load connected to the system (not replacement).
Demand, energy and related charges will be calculated upon number of new jobs created by this industry. Prospective members qualifying for this rate should contact the main office in Conway for details of the rate.
Sales tax applied where applicable.
Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment: The monthly purchased power adjustment shall be the amount per kilowatt hour by which the projected total wholesale power cost for the next six months exceeds or is less than 5.9 cents per kilowatt hour purchased; provided, however, should it appear at any time that continued application of the current six months adjustment factor will result in a substantial over or under recovery, that factor will be revised in order to recover the projected power cost more accurately.
Information pertaining to rates, services, etc., can be obtained by calling Mr. Pat Howle of Horry Electric at (843) 248-2211.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
Municipal or other water treatment and distribution systems serving residents and businesses in Horry County are as follows:
Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority: The Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority's (GSWSA) water service area includes a large portion of unincorporated areas of Horry County which encompasses some 1,240 square miles with more than 40,000 residential equivalent (water) customers.
The Bull Creek Regional Water System operated by GSWSA provides high quality drinking and processing water to over 90% or close to 1,000 square miles of Horry County. The plant is located in the southern part of Horry County in Bucksport. Bucksport lies adjacent to Bull Creek, a tributary of the Great Pee Dee River. The most dramatic water needs projections of the area can be easily met via this system since an average of 5.4 billion gallons of water flows through Bull Creek's 30 foot deep channel each day. The water in Bull Creek is gathered via a drainage basin area of more than 18,500 square miles. It's one of the largest drainage basins on the east coast. The Creek is also rich in quality as well as quantity. As a result, it is very easy to treat and thus can be provided with minimal expense. The plant, completed in September of 1991, can treat over 31 million gallons of water per day and will be expanded to 45 million gallons per day by 2001. The giant transmission system of over 125 miles of water lines distributes the water from Bull Creek to the City of Conway, the Town of Aynor, the City of Loris, the Little River Water & Sewerage Company, the Town of Surfside Beach and all the unincorporated areas lying outside of these jurisdictions' service areas. It is run and operated by the Grand Strand Water & Sewerage Authority, who also has the responsibility of providing bulk and retail sales to the unincorporated areas of Horry County.
SOURCE: Mr. Fred Richardson, Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority; November, 2000. www.gswsa.com.
Conway: The City of Conway converted to Surface Water in September 1991. It is a participant of the Bull Creek Regional Water system with GSWSA, and Little River Water & Sewerage Company. Conway has a pumping capacity of 4.0 million gallons per day with an additional 2.0 million gallons in its transmission system. Conway's average daily consumption is 2.3 mgd.
The City estimates that it has approximately 213 miles of distributing lines from 6" to 24". It currently has 997 fire hydrants on its system.
Myrtle Beach: Myrtle Beach obtains its water from the Intracoastal Waterway with a capacity of 29.6 million gallons per day. Average daily demand is approximately 16.0 mgd. Average static pressure in the system is 56.00 psi during peak summer demand periods.
No industrial rates for water are established; however, water rates are set at $2.09 per 1,000 gallons inside the city and $4.18 per 1,000 gallons outside the city.
Myrtle Beach currently has the capacity for storage of 12.85 million gallons of treated water in elevated and ground storage tanks.
North Myrtle Beach: The City of North Myrtle Beach purchases water from the City of Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority and provides retail service to over 10,888 customer service connections throughout the City. The water distribution system includes over 100 miles of pipeline and seven water storage tanks which are operated to maintain an average system pressure of sixty (60) psi and to provide fire protection flow rates meeting ISO standards.
The current system pumping capacity is ten million gallons per day (10 MGD), and the total storage tank capacity is four million two hundred thousand gallons (4.2 MG). The average daily demand on the water system varies from three million two hundred thousand gallons (3.2 MGD) in the winter months to seven million gallons (7.0 MGD) in the summer months. Peak system demand exceeds eight million gallons per day (8 MGD).
Loris: The City of Loris provides water service to 1430 commercial and residential customers within the municipal boundary and in the service area immediately surrounding the City. Water is purchased from Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority and transmitted via three connections to the Loris system. Static pressure in the system averages 60 psi with 1,000+ GPM available for fire fighting purposes.
SOURCE: Mr. Tom Gates, Administrator, City of Loris; November 2000. www.gswsa.com
Surfside Beach: The Town of Surfside Beach entered into a franchise agreement with the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority July 1, 1994, for provision of water services within the Corporate Limits. The elevated storage in Town is 750,000 gallons total with three (3) equally spaced tanks. Static pressure in the system averages 60 psi with 1000+ GPM available for fire fighting purposes.
SOURCE: Mike Kovacs, Administrator Town of Surfside Beach; November 2000.
Aynor: The Town of Aynor has merged its water system with Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority. In addition, there are two wells in stand-by.
SOURCE: Mr. Fred Richardson, Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority; November, 2000. www.gswsa.com
Little River: Little River Water & Sewerage Company, Inc., (LRWSC), a member owned, nonprofit company, is the public water provider for a 27 square mile area in the northeast corner of Horry County. Water is purchased from Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority.
SOURCE: Mr. Everette T. Compton, Exec. Mgr., Little River Water & Sewerage Co., Inc., May, 1999.
RAW WATER
Surface and ground water for process, cooling, etc., is available throughout Horry County. The principal surface water drainage system is the Pee Dee River Basin and its several tributaries.
SOURCE: Mr. Rod Cherry, Chief Hydrologist, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources--Land, Water & Conservation Division; November 2000.
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Municipal or other sewerage collection and treatment systems serving residents and businesses in Horry County are as follows:
Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority: The Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority (GSWSA) operates six wastewater plants ranging in size from 200,000 to 12,600,000 gallons per day. Some 300 miles of sewer lines and 250 pumping stations transport this massive amount of wastewater to the Authority's treatment facilities.
GSWSA uses cost effective, environmentally sound, innovative treatment and disposal technologies ranging from natural land treatment of wastewater to the High Tech Turf Farm for treatment sludge disposal. The GSWSA serves a variety of residential, commercial and industrial users among its over 40,000 residential equivalent customer base.
Since 1995, the GSWSA has embarked upon an aggressive sewer service expansion program. The rural sewer program has extended over 150 miles of sewer lines along the major transportation routes in the county thereby making affordable sewer service available to a large portion of the county.
SOURCE: Mr. Fred Richardson, Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority; November 2000. www.gswsa.com
Conway: Conway's sewer system consists of gravity sewers and force mains ranging from sizes 4" to 24". The City operates and maintains approximately 81.5 miles of gravity sewer, 35 pump stations and 27 miles of force main for transporting wastewater through its system. The City currently has 4718 sewer connections on its system. The City entered into an arrangement with GSWSA in November, 1992 for the treatment of its wastewater. Conway's average wastewater flow is 1.9 mgd. Conway's sewer service area consists primarily the same area as the City of Conway water system.
Myrtle Beach: The Myrtle Beach wastewater treatment system consists of collection lines, outfall lines, force mains, an aerated oxidation pond and mechanical treatment facility. Current capacity is 17 mgd. Discharge from the wastewater plant is to the Waccamaw River.
Surfside Beach: The Town of Surfside Beach entered into a franchise agreement with the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority July 1, 1994 for provision of sewer services within the Corporate Limits. The system in Town consists of both gravity sewer and force main, and four pumping stations.
SOURCE: Mike Kovacs, Administrator of Surfside Beach; November 2000.
North Myrtle Beach: North Myrtle Beach provides public sanitary sewer service throughout the City, and sewer is immediately available to ninety-nine percent (99%) of city residents. The wastewater collection system consists of approximately one hundred (100) miles of pipeline, seventy (70) sewer pump stations, and over 9,000 customer service connections. The wastewater treatment system consists of Ocean Drive Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 3.4 MGD and the Crescent Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 2.1 MGD. In addition, the City contracts with the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority for an additional 1.0 MGD treatment capacity, providing a total system capacity of 6.5 MGD. The average daily demand on the system varies from two million five hundred thousand gallons (2.5 MGD) in the winter months to five million gallons (5.0 MGD) in the summer months. Peak system flows reach seven million nine hundred thousand gallons (7.9 MGD).
Little River: Little River Water & Sewerage Company, Inc. (LRWSC) provides sewerage collection facilities principally along the US Highway 17 and SC Highway 9 corridors within its service area. The company owns 1.5 mgd of the capacity in Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority's 2.5 mgd Vereen Wastewater Treatment Plant. As of January 1998, 1.3 mgd of that capacity has been committed for use with actual flows averaging about .65 mgd. The company is financially prepared and committed to participate in plant upgrades.
The collection system is comprised of gravity lines, force mains and 41 lift stations. Developers are required to install all necessary lines and appurtenances to company specifications and dedicate them with appropriate easements to the company for operation and maintenance. Payment of impact fees to replace used capacity also is required. Rate and fee information will be provided on request.
SOURCE: Mr. Everette T. Compton, Executive Manager, Little River Water & Sewerage Co., Inc.; May, 1999.
TELEPHONE
Horry Telephone Cooperative
- Business One Party $20.00
- Key System Trunk 17.50
- Private Branch Exchange (PBX) 24.50
www.htcinc.net
Verizon
- Business One Party $33.34
- Key System Trunk 33.34
- Private Branch Exchange (PBX) 59.44
Rates are subject to change at any time. www.verizon.com
NATURAL GAS
The SCANA Gas Group includes transmission and distribution subsidiaries of SCANA Corporation which operate natural gas facilities in Horry County.
South Carolina Pipeline Corporation (SCPC) is the intrastate pipeline which owns and operates over 1,900 miles of high pressure transmission natural gas pipeline. SCPC is linked to two interstate pipelines which deliver natural gas to the state of South Carolina. Customers of SCPC are local distribution companies as well as industries which are located in close proximity to transmission facilities.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) receives its gas from SCPC and is a local distribution company. SCE&G delivers gas via distribution mains and operates systems in numerous towns and cities in South Carolina. Customers of SCE&G are residences, commercial businesses, and some industries.
SCPC and SCE&G provide natural gas on either a firm or interruptible basis. For more information concerning availability, pricing, pressure requirements, and general service information, contact Bobby Holland with the SCANA Community/Economic Development and Local Government at (843) 676-3638.
SOURCE: Mr. Bobby Holland, SCANA Corporation; June, 1999. www.scana.com
WASTE DISPOSAL
The Horry County Solid Waste Authority, Inc. was established by Horry County Council on December 31, 1990, and was given the responsibility for the county's solid waste management system. It is also responsible for developing programs to meet the county's waste management needs. The Authority is governed by an appointed Board of Directors.
The Authority owns and operates a solid waste facility located on Highway 90 about 3.5 miles north of the intersection of US 501 and Highway 90 and approximately 8 miles south of the intersection of Highway 90 and the newly constructed Highway 22. This facility includes the only Subtitle D (municipal solid waste) landfill in the County, a yard waste composting operation, a construction and demolition (C&D) landfill, and a C&D processing area.
The Solid Waste Authority has begun participation in the Pee Dee Regional Landfill Authority, which consists of eight (8) regional counties. The Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Solid Waste Association of North America has recognized the Authority for many innovative programs. The Authority recognizes the need for regional leadership in solid wasted and has accepted this role.
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