For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Compliance & Legislative Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the Commission Meeting Room:
For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Public Information & Customer Relations Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 10:00 am:
Effective immediately, as of 5:13 PM on Saturday, August 5, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for sections of Buck Swamp and Old CCC Roads in Brunswick on Friday, August 4, 2017 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.
Effective immediately, as of 5:08 PM on Saturday, August 5, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for St. Clair Subdivision on St. Simons Island on Friday, August 4, 2017 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.
Effective immediately, as of 2:41 PM on Friday, August 4, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for F and G Streets between Norwich Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Brunswick on Thursday, August 3, 2017 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.
The St. Simons Island water system has lost pressure in the area serving the St. Clair subdivision on Friday, August 4, 2017 due to a utility contractor cutting the water main while digging in the area to install or repair natural gas service. BGJWSC crews are working to repair the water main now. The entire neighborhood is fed off of one supply line on Frederica Road requiring the service to be shut down at the source.
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: http://www.bgjwsc.org.
The Brunswick/Mainland water system has lost pressure in the area serving sections of Buckswamp Road, including Palmetto Point subdivision and the Peninsula at Golden Isles, and all service connections on Old CCC Road, on Friday, August 4, 2017 due to a split water main. The exact cause is unknown at this time but, following preliminary assessments, it appears that the main broke due to a significant fluctuation in the water pressure that resulted from exercising fire hydrant valves in the area.
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: http://www.bgjwsc.org.
For your consideration, please review the minutes from the Human Resources & Safety Committee Meeting that was held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 10:00 am in the Commission Meeting Room.
For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Facilities Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 3:00 pm in the Commission Meeting Room:
