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The Flow Newsletter – Issue 17 – January, February & March 2020

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The Flow quarterly newsletter is a low-cost effort to guarantee that the news most relevant to you will be distributed with your billing statement. When necessary, news too long to print will be presented in a brief edition with more information referenced with a link to our website.

The latest edition is pictured below:

This edition is available for download below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
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Previous editions are available here as well.

If you would like to see information published in The Flow or on our website, please feel free to contact me.

Jay Sellers
Public Information Officer
912-261-7123
jsellers@bgjwsc.org

Planned Water Outage for Repairs – Gascoigne Condominiums 1000 Sea Island Road on St Simons Island – Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Written by jsellers on . Posted in Service Outages.

Attention
Planned Water Outage

In order for a plumbing contractor to perform internal repairs on a private water system that requires isolation due to utilization of a single master metering source, water service will be unavailable beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 for the Gascoigne Condominiums 1000 Sea Island Road on St Simons Island. Once service has been restored by the plumbing contractor, a precautionary boil water advisory will be issued until 24 hours following the last point of repair.

The map below details the impacted area:

 

All-Clear for Boil Water Advisory Issued for Thompson Cove on St. Simons Island on Thursday, January 2, 2020

Written by jsellers on . Posted in Boil Water Advisory.

Effective immediately, as of 2:50 PM on Friday, January 3,  2020, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued forThompson Cove on St. Simons Island – Thursday, January 2, 2020 have passed. Results have been verified by our state-licensed technician within a certified laboratory environment.

This notification is an ALL-CLEAR and water used for drinking will no longer need to be boiled.

Though the water from this system can now be considered to meet safe drinking water standards, please discard any ice made within the last 48 hours.

Food service establishments must contact the Glynn County Environmental Health – Georgia Department of Public Health at (912) 279-2940 to be inspected prior to opening.

What is a Boil Water Advisory? READ MORE HERE

If you are receiving this information from any source other than our Public Emergency Notification System by Everbridge, please subscribe to receive these alerts via text, email or phone call instantly when the alert is posted.

Planned Road Closure for Repairs – Intersection of Coral Park and Emory Dawson in Brunswick – January 8, 2020

Written by jsellers on . Posted in Road Closure.

Attention
Road Closure Notification

In order to perform sewer force main repairs in the area, the intersection of Coral Park & Emory Dawson will be closed to thru traffic from 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 8th until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9th, 2020. Homeowner access will be maintained but all other traffic should be prepared to take another route.

A 300 foot section of Transite force main is to be upgraded to more reliable 6″ HDPE pipe. Traffic control staff will be onsite to help detour around the back paved area of Big Lots while repairs are being made.

For more information on the project, please contact Jay Sellers at 912.261.7123 or Charita Emory at 261.7151.

The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience. The map below details to impacted area:

Water System Upgrades on L Street in Brunswick May Cause Intermittent Pressure – January 6 – 17, 2020

Written by jsellers on . Posted in Service Outages.

The water system upgrades taking place in Brunswick during the L Street paving and storm drain rehabilitation project (managed by the City of Brunswick) has reached a significant milestone.  Phase 1 of the upgrades will be completed over the two week period between January 6th and January 17th.

While efforts will be taken to minimize service reduction, water pressure may be intermittent from MLK Blvd to Goodyear Ave during this time while new service connections are being made. If water pressure drops below 20 PSI on the distribution main, a boil water advisory will be required. Please subscribe to receive updates from our emergency notification system to be the first to know if we encounter problems.

For more information on the project, please contact Jason Vo at 912.261.7140 or Jay Sellers at 261.7123.

Date distributed: 1/2/2020 4:42 PM

What is a Boil Water Advisory? READ MORE HERE

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory –Thompson Cove on St. Simons Island – Thursday, January 2, 2020

Written by jsellers on . Posted in Boil Water Advisory.

DRINKING WATER WARNING

BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING

The St. Simons Island water system lost pressure on the system serving Thompson Cove due to materials failure of a 2″ PVC main. After service has been restored, BGJWSC lab personnel will collect water samples for testing. This testing, which takes between 18 and 24 hours, should be completed the afternoon of Friday January 3, 2020, at which time an all-clear message will be posted.

This loss of pressure in the distribution system 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 potential that bacterial 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.

This precautionary boil water advisory is being published as a warning to those that live in, work in, or travel through the affected area. During the period of the loss of pressure, water will also not be available for fire suppression use. The map below indicates the limit to which this precautionary boil water advisory applies:

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 is being done?

As soon as pressure can be restored to the distribution system, our water lab personnel will take water samples that will be fully evaluated over the next twenty-four to forty-eight hour period following the repair of the main. Once we have determined that there is no longer a threat of harmful bacteria in the water, we will inform you that you are no longer required to boil your water by posting an update here on our website: https://www.goldenisleslepc.org/.

Date distributed: 1/2/20 4:20 PM

What is a Boil Water Advisory? READ MORE HERE