Page 2 - Mt Pleasant Annual Report

Research and Innovation
For the past decade, MPW has collaborated with local universities Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium to tackle
and colleges to maintain our graduate internship program in local environmental issues. Our most recent milestone includes
which we focus on environmental protection and emerging a published paper in an open-access, peer-reviewed journal
issues in both wastewater and water treatment. We also investigating microplastics in wastewater treatment. Below are a

collaborate with local nonprofit and federal agencies, including few of the examples of how MPW is a leader in our industry and
NOAA, Charleston Waterkeeper, and Clemson Extension’s continues to be on the cutting edge of research.

Bacteria Source Tracking PBDES
Applications of Source-Tracking and Tracking Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
Site-Specific Models for Water Quality (PBDEs) Through Wastewater Treatment.

Assessment of Tidal Waters: Upper Inlet
Creek, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

PPCPs
An Assessment of the Presence and PFAS
Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Determining PFAS Concentrations in the
Care Products (PPCPs) Found in Treated Wastewater Treatment Process.
Wastewater Discharges into Charleston
Harbor, South Carolina.

Microplastics Shem Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Source Town of Mount Pleasant and Charleston
of Microplastics to an Urban Estuary: Waterkeeper Project – Quantifying

Removal E ciencies and Loading per Enterococci Bacteria Concentrations in
Capita Over One Year. Shem Creek.

Meet our Sta

Annual Wastewater Report

Wastewater Operations Department Field Services Department

This report summarizes the performance of Mount Pleasant Waterworks’ Wastewater Treatment
Plants (WWTP) during the 12-month period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. During this
period, we collected, transported, and treated an average of 8 million gallons of wastewater per day -
The Value of Clean Water and a total of more than 3 billion gallons per year. We are pleased to report on the job we do in protecting
Commitment to Quality the public health and environment, meeting regulatory requirements, and accommodating the

unprecedented growth of the community.
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