Projects
In 2014, the South Carolina Department of Transportation and the Town implemented the first phase of a drainage plan in this area. Crossdrains were installed across Palmetto Boulevard and positive flow drainage was established to the outfall at the end of Billow Street. However, to...
Last year the Town contracted with American Engineering Consultants to perform the sewer system modeling and capital improvements program. This involved field investigations and condition assessment of the system. American Engineering conducted monitoring to establish wet...
In 2001, the Town began working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to develop the Town's Hurricane and Storm Damage and Reduction Project which received Congressional approval in 2014. Even though the project was authorized, it did not receive obligated funds ($22.2 M)...
Town Hall is located at 2414 Murray Street. The current Town Hall was built in 1985 on a 0.26 acre site (Lots 9 & 10 Block UU). It is a one story building and began as 2,491 square feet and was renovated in 2005 by Charleston Constructors for $148,000 and is now 3,042 SF. ...
The Town of Edisto Beach is located on a barrier island and the adjacent lands on the Atlantic Ocean in Colleton County, SC. The Town's vulnerable position to coastal hazards is clear. Given its vulnerable position to coastal hazards the Town has partnered with the S.C. Sea Grant...
During the Council retreat, flooding was discussed. Several projects were identified such as Arc/Billow Street, lagoons, sea level rise, and the 700 block Palmetto Blvd. The first step in the process is to hire a firm or firms that specialize in flooding and drainage to review...
The Town of Edisto Beach is seeking submittals from qualified firms to provide consulting services for the Town of Edisto Beach Recreation Master Plan project. The Town of Edisto Beach has 3 parks, a bike path system, a tennis/pickle-ball court, an open tract of land and 38 beach accesses with...
Replace and repair sand fence on the front beach.
Hurricane Dorian impacted the shoreline of Edisto Beach around 5–6 September 2019. The storm produced high water levels (surge), increased wave energy, and tropical-storm-force winds as it passed inland. Offshore wave heights were measured at 7.5 meters (m) (~25 feet [ft]) during the storm. The...