Bryan County intends to design, permit, construct and make operational a sewer pumping station and force main to collect and convey sewer from northern Bryan County to the City of Savannah’s existing sewer collection, conveyance and treatment system in western Chatham County, north of John Carter Road and east of Old River Road. Bryan County’s sewer force main (“Regional Force Main”) will be constructed generally parallel to Interstate 16, and extend from approximately Bryan County’s existing Industrial Mega Site south of Interstate 16 and east of US Highway 280, to the existing Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) Savanah Manufacturing Center whereby Savannah will make available sewer treatment capacity of 350,000 gpd. Upon completion of Bryan County’s water reclamation facility (WRF), and following mutual agreement of both parties, the Regional Force Main along Interstate 16 shall be modified and repurposed to transfer sewer from Savannah to Bryan County. Bryan County shall then make available to Savannah a maximum sewer conveyance and treatment capacity of 2,000,000 gallons per day. Savannah will pay Bryan County $5,000,000 for Savannah’s cost sharing contribution to the Regional Force Main improvements.

For the mutual benefit of both parties, it is agreed that Bryan County shall cause the initial design of the Bryan County WRF to incorporate the necessary planning and permitting to allow Savannah to transmit up to 2,000,000 gallons per day to the Bryan County WRF for treatment and disposal in the future. However, Bryan County shall not be responsible for constructing said 2,000,000 gallons per day of capacity as part of the initial plant construction. Savannah shall be responsible for and pay to Bryan County, any additional design and permitting cost necessary to allow for and minimize cost for future modifications, improvements, and/or expansions to the Bryan County WRF to accommodate a future flow of 2,000,000 gallons per day from Savannah.

Savannah shall be responsible for 100 percent of costs associated with said modifications, improvements, and/or expansions by Bryan County necessary to accommodate said 2,000,000 gallons per day of sewage flow from Savannah. It shall be necessary for Bryan County and Savannah to develop a separate and specific agreement for these efforts/expansions in the future.

Approval