Public Service Announcement

Annual Chlorine Burnout Notice

The Chester Metropolitan District will be turning off the Ammonia in the system beginning Thursday, February 1, 2019 and will run straight chlorine disinfection for approximately one month. This process helps to keep the system disinfected and reduce the chances of bacteriological growth in water lines with lower flows. CMD personnel will begin flushing...

CMD Office Renovations

To better serve our customers, the Chester Metropolitan District is upgrading its facilities. This process is expected to take 4-6 months. Both our lobby and drive-through will remain open while the renovation is in progress. Customers may also continue to pay their bills online, by mail, or through automatic draft. In the coming weeks,...

OFFICE CLOSURE NOTICE

The CMD Office will close at 11:00 AM today for staff software training. If you need immediate assistance, please call our main telephone number: (803) 385-5123 and our staff will assist you. The disconnection list scheduled for today will not be disconnected. Service disconnections scheduled for today will take place next week. We will...

CMD Billing Changes for Great Falls Customers

The Chester Metropolitan District (CMD) is currently implementing a new billing and finance software system. The new system will permit a whole host of payment options not offered to CMD customers before. In order for CMD to comply with increasing credit card security standards, we will no longer be able to accept payments or...

2018 Fire Flow Testing

  NOTICE TO CMD (WATER) CUSTOMERS   The Chester Metropolitan District is scheduled to begin flow testing all fire hydrants on Monday, October 1, 2018 as a part of our maintenance program. Residents may experience minor discoloration to their water while flow testing is being conducted. The CMD urges its customers to check their...

Boil Water Advisory — Fort Lawn, SC

A boil water advisory is now in effect for customers on Edwards Road in Fort Lawn. Customers in the affected area will have a yellow notice tag hanging on their front doors.   Affected customers should boil their water vigorously for five (5) minutes prior to drinking or cooking until otherwise notified.   An...

CMD Rate & Fee Changes

Chester Metropolitan District (CMD) will be changing its water rate structure beginning in late summer of 2018. The CMD Board of Commissioners endeavored to develop a rate structure that was equitable to residential customers.  CMD hired Raftelis from Charlotte, North Carolina to review our existing water rate structure and propose a rate structure that...

Non-Payment Fee to Replace Reconnect Fee

Beginning in July 2018, the Chester Metropolitan District will discontinue the “Reconnect Fee” and replace it with a “Non-Payment Fee”. This Non-Payment Fee will be charged to all past-due accounts which have not been paid within twenty-five days of the bill date. The policy, approved by the CMD Board of Commissioners in May 2018,...

CMD Payment Period Extension

Beginning January 2018, Chester Metropolitan District will extend the payment period for all billing cycles. Customers will now have fifteen (15) days from the Bill Date to pay their bills before being assessed a penalty. Customers will also have an additional ten (10) days to make payment before their services become eligible for disconnection....

CMD Notice of Office Closure

The Chester Metropolitan District Office will close at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, November 14th for Staff Software Training. We will reopen Wednesday, November 15th at 8:30 AM. For those wishing to pay their bills online, you may still do so by eCheck through our website. Thank you for your understanding.