Buckwalter Parkway Elevated Tank

Updated December 30, 2025

With disinfection and permitting completed, the anticipated 1.5-million-gallon elevated storage tank erected near the intersection of Bluffton and Buckwalter Parkways will be placed into operation. The tank and associated transmission lines required an investment of more than $28 million.

Updated Nov. 26, 2025

Major construction on the site is complete with crews making final preparations to activate this important improvement to the BJWSA distribution system.

Currently, the tower is undergoing final inspections and permitting. Next, teams will complete sanitization procedures. After tests confirm that no bacteria are present in the tank, the project team will gradually connect it to the greater distribution system, reducing the likelihood of a hydraulic disturbance and discoloration. Final connections are expected in mid-December.

Updated Oct. 7, 2025

Crews are preparing to make the final connection of the water main to the tank and commissioning the tank to place it into service! During this final connection phase, residents will observe a temporary road closure on the off-ramp from Bluffton Parkway to southbound Buckwalter Parkway.

Updated Aug. 5, 2025

BJWSA Board of Directors members, BJWSA staff, Town of Bluffton representatives and general contractor Ruby-Collins employees gathered off Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton recently to celebrate the lifting of the Bluffton Water Tank bowl to the top of its 107-foot-tall column. The water tank will hold 1.5 million gallons of water and ensure a reliable supply of water for drinking, firefighting and other purposes. The tank is scheduled to be commissioned in fourth quarter of this year.