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Stormwater Projects Update

At a glance

A running record of Charleston stormwater projects reviewed by the Public Works and Utilities committee: Orleans Woods pipe replacement, MUSC pump station upfit, Orleans Road drainage, Newmarket Creek restoration, Avondale Mall Drive drainage and the FY27 small-projects list.

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Log

2026-11-05 - Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committee

  • Kaylan Koszela updated the committee on Army Corps partnership projects: a citywide tidal and rainfall flood study in public scoping, design started for the Oak Forest and Dupont Wappoo drainage basins, further Central Park basin funding, brick arch rehabilitation, the MUSC pump station upfit in construction, and design started for the Adgers Wharf and Lockwood segment of the Battery Extension.

2026-11-05 - Charleston Basin Flood Action Committee

  • Stormwater update by Matt Fountain was not presented; the chair noted that the Army Corps MUSC pump station upfit is under construction. Ron Bucci cited the Barberry Woods drainage project as a city project built with created wetlands and green infrastructure. See also Stormwater Design Standards Manual.

2026-11-10 - City Council

  • Public Works and Utilities committee items carried to Council: Newmarket Creek Restoration design contract with Thomas and Hutton ($380,000; partly funded by a $1,000,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant and $500,000 Cooper River Bridge TIF), plus updates on the Hazelwood/Taberwood, MUSC PS Upfit and Market Street projects and FY2027 small project options. Dupont Wappoo Orleans Road ($1,000,000 RIA appropriation) and Avondale/Moore Drive ($25,000 county review) items were previously approved on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-26 - Committee on Public Works and Utilities

  • Orleans Woods pipes replaced in-house in about a month; MUSC pump station contractor selected within budget; $1 million state funding for Orleans Road recommended; $380,000 Thomas and Hutton Newmarket Creek contract recommended; $25,000 Avondale drainage sizing agreement with the county recommended; tentative $2 million FY27 small-projects list discussed.