MetroConnects Board of Commissioners Meets January 23, 2023
January 20, 2023
The MetroConnects Board of Commissioners will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2023. View the meeting agenda.
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The MetroConnects Board of Commissioners will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2023. View the meeting agenda.
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Evaporation, Condensation and Precipitation You might remember being taught the basics of the water cycle at school: Evaporation to condensation to precipitation and back again. You might even remember making your own cloud in a jar to help you visualize the cycle (see Fig. 1). While this three-part description is a good start, the water
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The MetroConnects Policy Committee will meet at 12 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023. View the meeting agenda.
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Winter Weather and Wastewater Systems If fall and early winter of 2022 taught us anything, it is to be prepared for weather emergencies. Between Hurricane Ian in September and the “bomb cyclone” freezing temperatures of the winter holidays, the South, unfortunately, saw its fair share of weather-related disasters. Water and wastewater systems are among the
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This Year’s Resolutions Exercise, eat more vegetables, floss every night … it’s that time of year again! What are your top New Year’s resolutions? Does protecting your pipes make the list? If not, it should! Not only does proactively protecting your sewer system help prevent backups and overflows, but it also can save you money
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Winter Wonderlands and Snowy Sewers Have you been dreaming of a white Christmas this holiday season? The weather forecast tells us those dreams just might come true! But take care to keep your sewers safe — you don’t want to let the dream become a frozen fecal matter nightmare! Remember, if it is cold enough
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The MetroConnects Board of Commissioners will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2022. View the meeting agenda.
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Camperdown Mill on the Reedy River in downtown Greenville. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society. The Roots of Greenville County What is now known as Greenville County was once home to Catawba and Cherokee nations, where the people hunted, farmed, and lived along the river banks. In 1770, the first white settler, Irish trader
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A Community’s Seeds are Sown In 1873, the seeds of what would come to define the economy and culture of Greenville County began to be sown. Three men from Boston arrived in Greenville dreaming of a new direction for South Carolina, one that would capitalize on its agricultural strengths by creating a cotton manufacturing center
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The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) awarded MetroConnects two $500,000 grants to perform sewer system upgrades in the historic Wade Hampton and Gantt districts. Projects funded by the grants are part of a larger effort by MetroConnects to rehabilitate sewer systems throughout Greenville County that are in failing or poor condition. RIA Grants
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