![Past and Present Converge in Charleston's Capital Improvement Program](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fprofile-charleston.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=fe87c87b6ab9b3e16943d9d27e9c5722)
Work being done to replace a 24-inch water line on a capital improvement project. (Photo by Ken Osburn)
The Charleston (South Carolina) Water System (CWS) has an historic past. The first cement-lined grey iron pipe was installed there by American Cast Iron Pipe in 1922. Its Hanahan Water Treatment Plant is built on the site of a steam pumping station that dates back to 1903. Its...