ReWa begins $37.5M Conestee Pump Station project
March 10, 2026
$10M SCIIP grant provides support
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is celebrating the beginning of its $37.5 million Conestee Pump Station project to enhance wastewater capacity management while reinforcing its commitment to protecting the Reedy River Basin’s water quality.
The project, which will also include a force main, received a $10 million grant from the South Carolina Infrastructure Investment Program (SCIIP).
“This project is an example of ReWa being a forward-thinking utility,” said Rebecca West, ReWa’s CEO. “We will be able to optimize our treatment capabilities between our Mauldin Road and Lower Reedy facilities, strengthen our stewardship of the Reedy River and have options during future facility upgrades.”
The investment is an example of proactive planning that also provides an additional resource for the utility to use when responding to high-flow events. Flows in the Conestee area that normally go to ReWa’s Lower Reedy Water Resource Recovery Facility through a gravity sewer could be pumped up to the utility’s Mauldin Road Water Resource Recovery Facility.
The project is divided into two phases. Phase I will include the installation of pipes, mostly along ReWa easements, and a junction box. Clearing, staking and sediment and erosion control were completed in January. Boring began in February, and pipe installation is underway.
Phase II involves the construction of the Conestee Pump Station, which will have the capacity to pump 15 million gallons of water daily, at the intersection of Mauldin Road and Lakewood Drive. Pump station construction will begin later this month.
The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) awarded the federally funded SCIIP grant. RIA has awarded $1.369 billion in SCIIP funding to more than 200 communities across the state to improve drinking water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure.
“This wastewater improvement project is an investment in the future,” said Bonnie Ammons, executive director of the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority. “Not only does it strengthen critical services for residents and businesses, but it also reinforces a commitment to protecting our state’s environmental resources. We are pleased to be part of this significant investment.”
The Reedy River Basin includes Greenville’s downtown and neighborhoods surrounding the city center, as well as the municipalities of Mauldin and Simpsonville and the Lake Conestee community.
Brown and Caldwell is the engineering firm that designed the pump station and force main. Hazen and Sawyer designed the junction structure for the force main. Moorhead Construction is the contractor for the project’s first phase, and Harper General Contractors is building the pump station.
ABOUT RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (ReWa)
Since 1925, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been committed to providing high-quality wastewater services to the Upstate of South Carolina while protecting public health, supporting environmental stewardship and sustaining our community. With nine water resource recovery facilities and more than 430 miles of pipe, ReWa serves Greenville County and portions of Anderson, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg counties. Each day, approximately 44 million gallons of water pass through ReWa’s system before being cleaned and safely returned to local rivers and streams.
