For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Commission Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room.
Commission_Meeting_Agenda_August_8,_2019 – Posted 8/2/19.
BGJWSC_Commission_Meeting_Public_Notice_August_8,_2019 – Pending Agenda. Posted 8/1/19.
For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Human Resources Committee Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room.
Human_Resources_Committee_Agenda_August_8,_2019 – Posted 8/2/19.
Human_Resources_Committee_Public_Notice_August_8,_2019 – Pending Agenda. Posted 8/1/19.
Effective immediately, as of 11:15 AM on Thursday, August 1, 2019, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for Follins Lane on Saint Simons Island on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 has 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.
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.
Lead and copper is not present in our water distribution network. However, the impact of older homes having used lead-fused service lines and internal plumbing could present a potential health hazard to you and your family. The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 requires testing to ensure that lead and copper on private plumbing is not leaching into a customer’s drinking water. Homes built from 1983 to 1988 are the focus of the study as plumbing construction standards were more lenient during that time period.
For our customer’s safety, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources actively enforces a regular end-use lead and copper testing program in compliance with the EPA standards.
The JWSC must maintain a database of 65 customers that volunteer for the testing program. As many as thirty locations will be selected out of that database and will be resampled every three years. Each district has a particular testing cycle that repeats from June 1st through September 30th. In 2019, St Simons Island and South Mainland Brunswick are due for testing. In 2020, Mainland Brunswick will be due.
JWSC staff will utilize mapping technology to identify customers whose home was built between the focus dates. A letter will be sent to a sample of 300 active customers from that report who are spread out over each district. The first thirty respondents that qualify for the program will be given a sample bottle with instructions on care and custody of the sample. If thirty samples are not correctly processed by the JWSC for a given testing period, our utility will be considered out of compliance and may receive negative consequences such as a consent order and/or fines.
Participation in the program will provide peace of mind that the level of lead present is not hazardous. Results mailed to the customer by the JWSC, which have been prepared by the EPD, will either indicate safe conditions or indicate that plumbing repairs may be needed to decrease lead levels in the home.
Thanks in advance for your willingness to provide a sample. The success of the program benefits us all and depends on voluntary individual participation.
Questions, concerns, or interest in participating may be directed to:
BGJWSC
Donnie Bankston
Water Production Superintendent
1703 Gloucester Street
Brunswick, GA 31520
dbankston@bgjwsc.org
912.261.7157
DRINKING WATER WARNING
BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING
The St Simons Island water system lost pressure on the system serving the 124, 126, 134 and 138 Follins Lane due to a private contractor hitting the 1″ poly tubing service line. BGJWSC staff are onsite completing repairs. Once 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 Thursday August 1, 2019, 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?
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: http://www.bgjwsc.org.
Date distributed: 7/31/19 12:18 PM
Effective immediately, as of 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 25, 2019, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the 1600 Block of Amherst Street in Brunswick on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 has 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.
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.
DRINKING WATER WARNING
BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING
The Brunswick water system lost pressure in the area serving the 1600 block of Amherst St. due to our team accidentally cutting into a water line during planned sewer line repair. BGJWSC staff are onsite completing repairs. Once 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 Thursday July 25, 2019, 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?
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: http://www.bgjwsc.org.
Date distributed: 7/24/19 10:00 AM
Effective immediately, as of 3:00 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the 1000 Block of Palmetto Ave in Brunswick on Monday, July 22, 2019 has 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.
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.
DRINKING WATER WARNING
BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING
The Brunswick water system lost pressure on the system serving the 1000 block of Palmetto Ave due to materials failure of a 2″ PVC main. BGJWSC staff are onsite completing repairs. Once 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 Tuesday July 23, 2019, 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?
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: http://www.bgjwsc.org.
Date distributed: 7/22/19 5:57 PM
For your consideration please review the agenda for the Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room.
BGJWSC_Emergency_Preparedness_Committee_Agenda_August,_1_2019 – Posted 7/25/19.
Emergency_Preparedness_Committee_Public_Notice_August_1,_2019 – Posted 7/22/19. Pending Agenda.