Welcome to SRSCRO

The mission of the SRS Community Reuse Organization is to facilitate economic development opportunities associated with Savannah River Site technology, capabilities and missions and to serve as an informed, unified community voice for the five-county, two-state region.

The SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO) is a 501(c) (3) private non-profit organization charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to diversity the economy of a five-county region in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia and South Carolina.

SRSCRO officials meet with Congressional representatives and DOE officials in Washington regularly to discuss community issues of importance. Above, from left, SRSCRO Board of Director Chuck Smith, also a member of Aiken County Council, the late Congressman Charles Norwood (R-GA), Dr. Susan Winsor, SRSRCO Board of Director and President of Aiken Technical College and Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy.


SRSCRO counties include Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell in South Carolina and Richmond (Augusta) and Columbia counties in Georgia.

The CRO is governed by a 22-member Board of Directors appointed by local governments, chambers of commerce, and members of the South Carolina and Georgia Congressional Delegations.

Our overall objective is to create an environment conducive to technology-based startups, business expansions and to attract new ventures to the region.  It is our intent to help the region develop a diverse economic base by providing new emerging and existing companies with the financial opportunities and incentives to locate and expand within our five-county region.