Charleston, S.C. to receive $7.6 million for stormwater, drainage upgrades
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham released a statement of support after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved more than $40 million in funding for water infrastructure projects across S. Carolina, including $7.6 million to upgrade stormwater and drainage systems in Charleston. The funds were allocated from the recent disaster supplemental, American Relief Act of 2025, which Senator Graham advocated for and supported.
“I appreciate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers listening to South Carolina’s needs," said Senator Graham. "Each of these projects will be necessary and beneficial when it comes to defending our state against natural disasters and improving water quality and infrastructure.”
Graham recently led a letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works encouraging them to prioritize funding for the North Myrtle Beach project. Graham is also a long-standing supporter of the other projects that will receive funding. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, over the years he has made several congressionally directed spending requests to fund the projects in the City of Charleston and Orangeburg County.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will fund the following projects:
- $28 million for North Myrtle Beach and vicinity to initiate and complete design and construction of the Ocean Outfalls and Stormwater Mitigation Project (Phase I).
- $7.9 million for Orangeburg County to initiate and complete design and construction of the Lodge Hall Reach Water Transmission Pipeline for the Lakes Marion and Moultrie water infrastructure project.
- $7.6 million for the City of Charleston to initiate and complete design and construction to rehabilitate the Brick Arches Stormwater System and Dupont Wapoo Drainage Outlet.
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