UPDATE: Copperhill residents are under a Boil Water Advisory for the third time since October.
When something goes wrong at the water plant in McCaysville, the city of Copperhill is not able to get water.
READ MORE | UPDATE: Copperhill’s water woes continue So now, the city is in the process of switching its water supplier to Copper Basin Utilities in order to better serve its customers because the cost of water problems is drowning the city.
Her family now keeps a supply of water bottles in the house because she said the water crisis is no longer a temporary problem but seems like a way of life.
This is the third time residents have been without water in the last eight months.
Copperhill Mayor, Kathy Stewart, says they aren’t the only ones without water; the city of McCaysville is as well.
were making several trips from a fire hydrant near Copper Basin High School to haul water.
It’s really hard and there’s no water anywhere," said Copperhill resident, Amber Martin.
Martin says it takes one gallon of water to flush her toilet once.
While residents try to cope with what they have, Stewart says they’re working on a permanent solution.