Rebecca Buddin Bowyer

The agenda for this meeting includes standard items such as Call to Order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance/Prayer, and Safety Moment. Key discussion topics under Operations & Planning involve the Conestee Improvements Phase 2 Construction Contract Award and Rights of Way Acquisition for the 700B and 110 Gravity Sewer Rehab. Governance & Finance items include discussing the FY2026 Insurance Premium and resolutions related to the 2026A Series Application for Basins 400A-1718 and 205 Rehabilitation, and the 2026B Series Application for the Swamp Rabbit Gravity Upgrade Phase 1B. New Business features the assignment of 2026 ReWa Board Committees and the CEO Report, ReWa Rewind & Look Ahead.

The Annual Meeting agenda included several key items. Presentations covered the 2022 Blue Ridge Foothills Engineer of the Year Award presentation to Tyler Harris, and a presentation on the Lake Conestee Dam. The meeting also included recognition for past Chairman Crawford and the Chief Executive Officer's Activity Update. The Consent Agenda included minutes from multiple committee meetings held in December 2022. Business items addressed included an Investment Summary and New Account Fee Classification Report (no action required), and contract awards/amendments for the Mauldin Road WRRF Coarse Screen Equipment Purchase, Enoree River Gravity Sewer Upgrade Design Services, and Lower Reedy Digester Complex Improvements Phase II Construction Administration Services. The Board also entered Executive Session to receive legal advice regarding potential settlement of legal claims and contractual agreements.

The Board of Commissioners meeting agenda included several key actions. The agenda featured awards presentations, including the Best Places to Work Award and NACWA Peak Performance Awards. The Administration & Finance section reviewed the Investment Summary, Financial Condition Summary, New Account Fee Classification Report, and Sustainability Services Scorecard for August 31, 2023, all noted as No Action Required. Key operational decisions involved the recommendation to award an Engineering Services Contract Amendment to Hazen and Sawyer for the Mauldin Road WRRF Bioreactor No. 2 Aeration System Improvements, increasing the total contract value. Further resolutions addressed granting a permanent and temporary sewer easement to MetroConnects across ReWa property and authorizing the acquisition of right of way, potentially through eminent domain, for the Brushy and Welcome Creeks Gravity Sewer Upgrade and the Towns of Pelzer and West Pelzer Sewer Improvements. The meeting also included an Executive Session to receive legal advice regarding potential settlement of legal claims and contractual agreements.

The documented materials pertain to meetings held by the Centennial Ad Hoc Committee and the Operations and Planning Committee of Renewable Water Resources. Key discussion items included updates on the Centennial project timeline, contract awards for the South Durbin Creek Phase I Construction, contract amendment for construction administration services with Goodwyn Mills Cawood, approval of a Cost Share Agreement for the Riverwood Farms/Shiloh Valley Pump Station to support future growth, authorization for the acquisition of a conservation easement for the Brown Property Wetlands Mitigation Bank, and authorization for the acquisition of rights of way for the North Greenville University Pump and Haul Elimination Project. Additionally, the Operations and Planning Committee addressed proposed revisions to the Sewer Use Regulation, recommending approval for public notice to align with state and federal regulations, including organizational and technical changes, and adjustments to fees.

The meeting agenda focused on the Centennial Project Timeline and Status, including key deliverables such as Educational Signage, Bronze Salamanders, Centennial Narrative, and various launch events scheduled through 2025. Q2 deliverables status was reviewed, noting the completion of Phase 1 Signage Installation and Bronze Salamanders Installation. Updates were provided for the Centennial Celebration Ribbon Cutting and the Centennial Celebration Run, which has 221 registrations as of April 15. Discussions included a recommendation for a Trail Bridge. Additionally, materials from the April 28, 2025 Operations and Planning Committee Meeting were presented, covering contract awards for Marietta RAS/WAS Pump Station Electrical Improvements, an amendment for Little Grove Creek Sewer System Improvements Design Services, and the transfer of assets to MetroConnects. Financial summaries and operating metrics for Q1 2025, workforce reports, safety reports, and communications reports for Q1 2025 were also reviewed.