Powdersville Water (PW) was recently named SC System of the Year for 2023 at South Carolina Rural Water Association’s 46th Annual Conference, .
The System of the Year Award is given each year to one SC utility that has demonstrated excellence in operations, maintenance, and customer service. “This award is much deserved this year. We have worked hard for several years to implement new technology and programs that have made us ready for the future in a time when our system is growing faster than any other time in history.” explained Dyke Spencer, Powdersville Water’s Executive Director.
“I’m extremely proud of the staff at Powdersville Water,” said Board Chairman, Phil Landreth. “It speaks volumes that they can earn an award like this while keeping up with the extreme demands put on them every day.”
Powdersville Water is a special purpose district with over 15,000 water connections serving approximately 35,000 people. Its service area extends from northern Pickens County south along the Saluda River and I-85 into a large section of northeastern Anderson County. Over the last five years, PW has added over 1,650 water connections for new homes and businesses, and nearly $16 million has been invested in water infrastructure improvements just to keep up with the growth. In 2020, PW was awarded the 5-year Directors Award from American Water Works Association (AWWA) for successfully maintaining its compliance with the requirements of the Partnership for Safe Drinking Water Distribution System Optimization (DSO) program. As of the date of that award, only 11 systems in the country had received this award and only 148 utilities nationwide were participating in this stringent program. DSO is sponsored by AWWA and is a voluntary continuous improvement program that uses optimization methods to improve water distribution systems.
For more information about Powdersville Water, please visit the website at www.powdersvillewater.org
