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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3459 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010206 Primary Sponsor:Stuart All Sponsors:Stuart, Cobb-Hunter, Govan, Ott and Sharpe Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5139htc01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20010207 Subject:Henry M. Chaplin, Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010207 Received from Senate Senate 20010207 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence House 20010206 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate Versions of This Bill
TO COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE HENRY M. CHAPLIN, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SILVER SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY, AND THE DISTRICT'S STAFF FOR MAKING MONUMENTAL STRIDES IN PROVIDING CLEAN, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE WATER TO ITS CLIENTS AND IN THE EXPANSION OF THE DISTRICT'S SERVICE AREA, THEREBY IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF THAT PORTION OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY.
Whereas, the Silver Springs Water District was established in 1971 by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly and constructed water facilities to serve the Town of Neeses, the Town of Livingston, and surrounding areas in Orangeburg County; and
Whereas, the Silver Springs Water District began with one hundred seventeen customers and now is a potential major infrastructure player with service to more than five hundred seventy customers with an average daily consumption of approximately one hundred fifty gallons of water per day; and
Whereas, in the fall of 1994, the Silver Springs Water District was successful in having a large area in western Orangeburg County designated as its official service area; and
Whereas, in July 2000, the Silver Springs Water District received a two million five hundred thousand dollar special federal grant to build an additional fifty miles of water lines between Neeses and the Pine Hill community, as well as areas west of Neeses including Springfield; and
Whereas, this grant will allow the Silver Springs Water District to bring in two hundred fifty to three hundred new customers with more than two hundred of those being minorities, and expand the total water lines to one hundred miles, making it one of the largest water systems in Orangeburg County; and
Whereas, the Silver Springs Water District provides clean, safe, and affordable drinking water and improved fire protection to citizens and was named "Rural Development Administration's Water System that Most Exemplifies the Water 2000 Initiative in South Carolina"; and
Whereas, the Silver Springs Water District was only the second water system in the State to receive the federal grant and provides quality water that is in the top ten percent in South Carolina; and
Whereas, Henry M. Chaplin is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Silver Springs Water District and during his tenure has dedicated himself to expanding the District. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, commend and congratulate Henry M. Chaplin, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Silver Springs Water District in Orangeburg County, and the district's staff for making monumental strides in providing clean, safe, and affordable water to its customers and in the expansion of the district's service area, thereby improving the economic climate in that area of Orangeburg County.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Henry M. Chaplin.
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