COLUMBIA, SC: Columbia upgrades canal water plant | Local News | The State

By CLIF LeBLANC — cleblanc@thestate.com

The $27 million project that replaced six pumps – most were 40 to 70 years old – still needs approval from the state environmental agency before it is fully operational, said James “Bud” Summers, the superintendent of Columbia’s water-delivery system. That approval is likely to come during the last half of the year because the new pumps require testing during peak summer demand, he said.

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