GEORGETOWN, SC (WCSC) – Some residents in Georgetown County are under a boil water advisory while others are being asked to significantly reduce water consumption before anticipated flooding begins.
The Georgetown County Water and Sewer District advises the residents of the Garden City Point Water System in Georgetown County to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to drinking or cooking.
Also, any ice made from water which has not been boiled should not be used for drinking purposes.
Georgetown County Water System Operations Director Michael Yip said a water line break reported from Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority caused a loss of pressure for the Garden City Point Water System.
The district also asked customers in the Waccamaw Neck water system, including people who live in Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Huntington Beach, Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island, Prince George, and Debordieu, to temporarily reduce water consumption by 50 percent.
Georgetown County Water and Sewer District and state Department of Health and Environmental Control officials say they do not anticipate water quality issues for the Waccamaw Neck Water Treatment Plant.
But they’re asking customers to reduce water consumption until state Department of Health and Environmental Control officials notify the District that the potential water contamination is over.
“We will continue to monitor the water quality daily from the potential fly ash pond breach into the Waccamaw River and update our customers on any impacts,” District CEO Raymond Gagnon said.
“If water conditions become negatively impacted, we will immediately discontinue using the river for water supply and use our ground water and interconnects with Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority.”