The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo held its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the SCE&G Lake Murray Training Center. Following the invocation, pledge of allegiance, recognition of Beetle Bailey’s birthday, and introduction of guests, Jim Landreth spoke to the Club about Environmental Upgrades at some of the SCE&G Power Plants.
Landreth spoke about changes occurring as a result of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). Two of the goals are to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 60% and mercury by 40% starting January 1, 2010. SCE&G is installing state of the art technology to move towards achieving those goals. The Cope Station in Orangeburg has spent $64 million to implement measures to reduce nitrogen emissions (NOx) into the atmosphere by 90% from that plant. Landreth said that nuclear plants are a good source of clean energy for the long term and should be the most inexpensive as well.
SCE&G received the 2006 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award for its work in building the new Lake Murray dam. That project was one of the three South Carolina projects which were finalists in the competition (the other two were the Arthur G. Ravenel Jr. bridge in Charleston and the Liberty Bridge in Greenville).
President Eddie announced that the next board meeting would be Jan. 16 at Panera Bread restaurant on Bower Parkway at 7:30 a.m. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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