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Floodplain Management – Charleston County
Charleston County provides information to help residents understand floodplain issues including preparation, securing insurance, what to do in case of a flood, etc.

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Public safety, fire protection and emergency medical services are all a part of emergency preparedness. Charleston County provides emergency preparedness services to the Town of Awendaw.


Fire Protection
The Town of Awendaw is located in the Awendaw Fire District of Charleston County. There are three Charleston County fire stations located in the Awendaw Fire District. Station #1 is located on Highway 17, just past the Greater Zion Church. Station #2 is located on Maxville Road near the intersection of Seewee and Doar Road. Station #3 is located on Highway 17 across from St. James-Santee Elementary School, at the northern limit of the Awendaw area. These stations have both paid and volunteer fire fighters. The United States Forestry Service aids the Town in fighting wildfires. The Town has installed a public water system in the lower and central part of the community, which includes fire hydrants that greatly enhance fire-fighting capabilities.

Charleston County is breaking ground this summer on the new Awendaw Fire Station #7 on Guerins Bridge Road just off Highway 17.  The station will include offices, support spaces, a day room and sleeping quarters for the crew, two garage bays for the fire apparatus vehicles with the ability to add an additional future bay for either fire apparatus or an EMS vehicle. Construction is expected to be complete by  May 2020.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Two units of the Charleston County EMS, Medic #11 and Medic # 6, serve the Awendaw area. Medic # 6 is located at 10064 Highway 17 North, near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 45. Medic #11 is located at the County Services Center at 1189 Iron Bridge Road. The Firefighters in the Town are certified first responders in emergency situations.


Water Supply
Due to the poor quality of water obtained from shallow wells in the Awendaw area, the Town has created a public water system. From the Town Hall water tower, water is provided along Seewee Road and Doar Road up to Wilson Cemetery Road and the southern part of the Town along Highway 17 near Sewee Outpost and from the United States Post Office north to Porcher School Road. Funds are being sought to supplement the southern service area and to construct the next phase which will service the remaining parts of Doar Road and Highway 17 north of Awendaw Creek.

Wastewater Management
Currently there is no public Wastewater Management system in the Town of Awendaw. Properties are served by individual septic systems. Due to the high water table, new style engineered septic tank systems consisting of 6” to 12” mounds are commonplace.


Waste Management
Household waste in the Town of Awendaw is disposed of at one of two sites containing dumpsters; Site #1 on Maxville Road and Site # 2 on Highway 17 North near McClellanville. Residents may also deposit recyclable materials at these sites. Some businesses within the Town have contracts with private companies to remove their waste.


Library
Awendaw is served by the new Wando Mount Pleasant Library, a Charleston County Public Library in Carolina Park, 1400 Carolina Park Boulevard.


Boat Landings
The Town of Awendaw is served by the public boat landing, Garris Landing,  located at the end of Bulls Island Road.

Electric and Natural Gas
Berkeley Electric Cooperative is the major provider of electricity in the Town of Awendaw. Their new, large service center and warehouse is conveniently located in the Town at 7200 North Highway 17.   Dominion Energy provides service to some Town residents.


Telephone Service
TDS provides phone service to the Awendaw area.


Health Facilities
The citizens of the Town of Awendaw have access to the St. James-Santee Rural health Program, Inc. This program is located on Tibwin Road near McClellanville. The center employs Board Certified Physicians and offers the following service: Adult Care, Pediatric care, Immunizations, Prenatal Care, Laboratory, Family Planning, X-ray, Cervical Cancer Screening, Breast Cancer Screening, Emergency On-Call Services, Pharmacy, and Dental.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare’S Mount Pleasant Hospital is located on Highway 17 just south of Awendaw.  The Mount Pleasant Hospital Campus includes a Medical Office Building with offices for up to 45 doctors.

These facilities are connected to EMS and police through the county E911 dispatch center.


Public Education
Pre-school students living on and above Seewee Road attend the Awendaw Head Start Program at St. James-Santee Elementary School. School-age students in this area attend St. James-Santee Elementary School.

The school age students living below Sewee Road attend Charles Pinckney Elementary School. Older students living in this area attend Thomas Cario Middle School.  All students in the Awendaw area attend Wando High School.