Myrtle Beach outfall project updates stakeholders on progress
The city of Myrtle Beach allowed stakeholders to tour its stormwater outfall project along 24th Avenue North and the coastline on March 17, 2025.
The project, which was scheduled to begin on August 19, 2024, will replace 11 stormwater pipes currently in use on the beach with two 84-inch pipes that will extend 1,500 feet into the ocean underneath the sea floor.
Ocean outfalls and stormwater pipes filter sediment, improve water quality and help catch trash before runoff reaches the ocean.
The project is estimated to cost $42.6 million, with the state of South Carolina contributing $30 million. The state has also given $5.8 million in proviso money, which must be used specifically for this project and a nearby project. This funding will also be used for general outfall maintenance.
According to a news article, a city spokesperson said they received another $1 million in January to go toward the project, which increases the proviso money to $6.8 million as of March 2025.
The project involves building a trestle out into the ocean. Excavators will run along the trestle digging out the ocean floor to install the outfall’s concrete pipe.
The project is schedule to be completed by early 2026.
Alex Cossin | Associate Editor
Alex Cossin is the associate editor for Waterworld Magazine, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Cossin graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Cossin can be reached at [email protected].
