Category: Service Outages

Attention
Road Closure Notification

In order to perform sewer service repairs in the area,  Highland Avenue on Saint Simons Island will be closed to thru traffic from 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2016 until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Homeowner access will be maintained but all other traffic should be prepared to take another route.

For more information on the project, please contact Ray Juliano at 912.261.7149 or Charita Emory at 261.7151.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience.

Attention
Road Closure Notification

In order to perform emergency sewer main repairs in the area, the intersection of Tillman & Atlanta Avenue in Brunswick, will be closed to thru traffic from 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2016 until 3:30 p.m. Homeowner access will be maintained but all other traffic should be prepared to take another route.

For more information on the project, please contact Ray Juliano at 912.261.7149 or Charita Emory at 261.7151.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience.

Effective immediately, as of 9:30 am 10/11/16, the boil water advisory put in place for St. Simons Island has been lifted. No further bacterial threat is posed in relation to water distribution system repairs necessitated by damages resulting from Hurricane Matthew.

Fifteen sample sites were tested over a twenty-four hour period as required by law and all resulted as negative for any contaminants. Water can be consumed directly from service connections on St. Simons Island without boiling. All service connections in Brunswick have been found to have been unaffected by the outage.

Water in your home may still be stagnant or discolored. Plus flush at least one tap inside your home for a few minutes, or until any unusual cloudiness disappears.

DRINKING WATER WARNING

The St. Simons Island water system lost pressure in the water distribution system

BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING

The St. Simons Island water system was shut down on October 7^th, 2016 due to distribution system damages sustained during Hurricane Matthew. This led to a loss of pressure in the distribution system, which may cause back-pressure, back-siphonage, or a net movement of water from outside the pipe to the inside through cracks, breaks, or joints in the distribution system that are common in all water systems.  Such a system failure carries with it a high potential that fecal contamination or other disease-causing organisms could enter the water distribution system.  These conditions may pose an imminent and substantial health endangerment to persons served by the water system.

What should I do?

• DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil for at least (3) three minutes, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. ALL STORED WATER, DRINK OR ICE MADE RECENTLY FROM THIS SUPPLY SHALL BE DISCARDED.
• Bathing, showering and toilet flushing may be performed using water from the tap without boiling it first.
• Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly and people with severely compromised immune systems.
• The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

What happened? What is being done?

At this time, power outages at our water testing lab as well as the water distribution system on St. Simons Island make immediate resolution of the problem impossible. As power is restored to critical infrastructure, crews will determine what sections of the system must be isolated for repair. Once repairs have been made or irreparable sections isolated by valve, water samples will be taken for evaluation.

We will inform you when you no longer need to boil your water by posting an update here on our website: http://www.bgjwsc.org.

This notice is being sent to you by the Water Production Division of the BGJWSC.

Water System ID#: 1270001

Date distributed: 10/8/16 5:47 PM

Attention
Service Outage

Due to a water main break in the area, water service will be intermittent for sections of Altama Ave between Emery Dawson and Townsend Street. Crews are onsite actively repairing the connection, as of 1:10 PM, with work expected to take approximately three to four hours.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience.

Attention
Service Outage

Due to a water main break at the intersection of G Street and Macon Ave in Brunswick, water service will be intermittent and traffic rerouted. Crews are onsite actively repairing the connection, as of 9:45, with work expected to take approximately three hours.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience.

Update as of 2:35 pm 8/11/16: Service has now been restored and the road closure has been removed.

Due to a water main break on Tara Lane, sections of Tara Lane and Woodland Way are closed while crews actively work to repair the service. Please be prepared to take another route and expect delays in the area.

Water service will be intermittent on these streets and surrounding areas between Habersham Street and Altama Avenue in Brunswick. Crews on the scene estimate repairs to take approximately three hours from 6:30 p.m.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for any inconvenience.

**Update – as of 8:30 pm on 8/1/16, full water service and access has been restored.**

Effective immediately, the boil advisory put in place for the FLETC and surrounding areas in the north end of Brunswick on Tuesday, July 19 at 9:45 p.m. has been lifted. No further bacterial threat is posed in relation to water distribution system repairs performed earlier that day.

Nine sample sites were tested over a twenty-four hour period as required by law and all resulted as negative for any contaminants. Water can be consumed directly from service connections in the FLETC area without boiling. All service connections outside but in the vicinity of the FLETC have been found to have been unaffected by the outage.

Yesterday afternoon, a water main break within the confines of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center resulted in the isolation of their water distribution system from that of the surrounding areas via shut-off valves at both the front gate on Chapel Crossing Rd and the rear gate on Glynco Parkway. As a precaution, public notice was also given for the surrounding service area. The local media was alerted, along with contact made to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The JWSC staff has now determined that only FLETC service connections will be affected by the boil water advisory published last night at 9:45 p.m.

The boil water advisory stands for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center until water quality testing is completed with the results of that testing to follow within 24 hours.

Attention

Boil Water Advisory

As of 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, water service has been interrupted for more than four hours in the vicinity of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, affecting the water quality in areas of north Brunswick, including Waverly Pines, Glynco Parkway, Chapel Crossing Road and sections of Altama Ave.

Following the repair of a broken water main within the FLETC property earlier tonight, the JWSC staff has discovered that, due to lack of pressure in the lines, chlorine levels have dropped to a point which may be described as bordering on hazardous to those with weakened immune systems. Water mains will be flushed by the crews that are onsite but you may find debris and air in the line during initial usage.

If you are aware of your service being interrupted tonight, even momentarily, the following steps must be taken to ensure your health and safety:

Those with compromised immune systems, the elderly and those serving water to small children are being asked to boil water before use if you are in the affected area. There is a strong possibility of bacterial contamination in the drinking water system that could make you sick.

If a discernible odor is present when the tap is turned on, run water from the tap for a minimum of 5 minutes to flush any potential contamination from the line.

This boil water advisory is in effect until further notice. Updates will be given on this website as well as an alert being sent to the media on service conditions within 24 hours.