ABOUT US
KERSHAW COUNTY AND LEE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY
Cassatt Water was originally incorporated on November 18, 1969 as a not-for-profit
water companyfor the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and providing
a water distribution system and supplying water to individuals, farms, businesses,
corporations and political subdivisions within its service area.At the time of its
initial operation, the Water Company served approximately 500 customers in the rural
Cassatt and Sandy Run communities of Kershaw County.On July 31, 1975, Kershaw County,
Lee County and the Water Company entered into an Agreement for Establishment of
Rural Water Service in Portions of Kershaw and Lee County. Since 1975, the Water
Company continued to expand its service area to include service to portions of Kershaw
County, Lee County, Sumter County and Lancaster County. Post-1975 expansions were
implemented in response to potential demand or as a result of the acquisition of
smaller systems (including three special purpose districts and a portion of the
City of Bishopville).
The Authority is now a special purpose district of the State,created and established
as a body politic and corporate pursuant to Title 33, Chapter 36, Article 8 of the
Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. The current service area includes
an area of approximately 764 square miles and provides water service to approximately
24,300 peopleThe Authority is governed by a nine-member Board of Commissioners.