January 10, 2018
[custom_frame_right shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_right]MetroConnects Welcomes New Commissioner Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict (MetroConnects) welcomed new commissioner Henry “Hank” Davis to serve on the board while recognizing outgoing commissioner M. Graham Proffitt, III for 47 years of service. Davis was appointed by Governor H. R. McMaster in November and attended his first board meeting as a commissioner of MetroConnects in
Read MoreApril 10, 2017
MetroConnects Receives SC DHEC Facility Excellence Award Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict (MetroConnects) has received the 2016 Facility Excellence Award from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. This prestigious award is given annually to wastewater treatment and collection agencies who demonstrate excellence in facility operations and maintenance, and the protection of the environment while
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2017
February 7, 2017 MetroConnects (Metro) is pleased to announce the launch of a system-wide survey and mapping project encompassing the entirety of MetroConnects’ 150 square mile service area. This five year, multi-phase project will update and verify existing data for more than 630 miles of sanitary sewer lines to ensure accuracy for future operations, maintenance
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2016
MetroConnects is soliciting qualifications and proposals for the remapping of our sanitary sewer collection system. Issued 9/21/2016, Questions Due 9/30/2016, RFP Response Due 10/21/2016 2:00 PM. RFP for Surveying Services
Read MoreDecember 17, 2015
MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING March 21, 2016 Location: 120 Augusta Arbor Way, Greenville, SC 29605 AGENDA Minutes Disbursements Old Business Engineering Reports New Business Manager’s Report
Read MoreNovember 11, 2015
MetroConnects Removes I/I in Taylors Area Greenville, SC – (November 10, 2015) – MetroConnects (Metro) is pleased to announce the completion of the Piedmont Park Rehabilitation project. This project area covers the Piedmont Park collection system in the Taylors area of the Pelham Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) basin. The Piedmont Park sanitary sewer collection
Read MoreJuly 23, 2012
By Jim Freeland As a local business owner involved in the development of Greenville County, as well as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict (MetroConnects) Commission, I believe sustaining underground infrastructure is a crucial element of ensuring a community’s success. Continually upgrading and replacing aging pipes is truly an investment in the future. Though
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012
Full-scale renovations of the 100-year old sewer system set to start in January 2012 Piedmont, S.C. (December 14, 2011) – Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict (Metro) and Piedmont Public Service District (PPSD) are pleased to announce that $7.9 million in funding necessary to begin full-scale rehabilitation of the Piedmont Sewer System has been secured. Without the support
Read MoreJuly 18, 2011
By Jim Freeland In 1969, Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict (Metro) was formed to provide sanitary sewer collection for a growing Greenville County. Following the vision of the community leaders that created Metro, we have embraced the responsibility of owning, operating and maintaining the sanitary sewer collection systems that serve over 58,000 customers in Greenville County. Metro
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2011
Piedmont, S.C. (February 8, 2011) – As announced last June, The Metropolitan Sewer Sub-district is in the process of finalizing the plans to repair, and in some cases relocate, the sanitary sewer system that currently serves approximately 900 properties in Piedmont. Metropolitan has secured $7.8 million for the project and is currently working to satisfy
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