For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Finance Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Commission Meeting Room.
For your consideration, please review the agenda for the Facilities Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 3:00 pm in the Commission Meeting Room.
Effective immediately, as of 2:16 PM on Sunday, July 2, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the Cedar Walk Subdivision in Sea Palms on St. Simons Island on July 1, 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 Cedar Walk Subdivision of Sea Palms on St. Simons Island on Saturday, July 1, 2017 due to a cracked main under Windward Dr. BGJWSC crew members have already repaired the main and restored service to the homes.
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.
With today’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget and supporting Rate Resolution, the BGJWSC Commissioners and management team confirmed their commitment to rejuvenate the BGJWSC Water and Sewer systems to provide the residents of Brunswick and Glynn County high quality services at affordable rates while expanding the system for future development needs.
User Rates were conservatively raised in respect to the needs for repair and restoration of the existing infrastructure. County SPLOST funding to repair and restore portions of the Brunswick and North Mainland conveyance systems assisted immensely in keeping rate growth affordable.
Capital Improvement Fees used to fund system expansion to meet economic development growth were raised to the level of funding required to meet the current five-year plan for expansion related projects.
We were encouraged by the feedback that we received during our town hall meetings this month. The overwhelming sentiment that resonated in both the Brunswick and the St. Simons Island meetings was that the community is seeking to place its trust in us, believing that our increase in transparency is genuine and that the needs we are seeking to meet are real. We are grateful to serve you and believe that in the near future the BGJWSC service to this community will be at the world class level you deserve.
Please review the the budget and rate resolution documents below:
Effective immediately, as of 1:30 PM on Thursday, June 29, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the 1300 and 1400 block of Union Street on June 28, 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.
For your consideration, please review the minutes from the Public Information & Customer Relations Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 2:00 pm.
The Brunswick/Mainland water system has lost pressure in the area serving the 1300 and 1400 block of Union Street, between Mansfield Street and Gloucester Street, on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 due to water main repairs and relocation being performed as part of the Mansfield Street Project managed by the City of Brunswick. Service has been restored as of 11:39 AM and BGJWSC staff members will now begin the testing process to ensure that no adverse bacterial growth has occurred, a process that will take 22 to 24 hours to complete.
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.
In order to perform water main repairs in the area, the 1300 and 1400 blocks of Union Street, between Mansfield Street and Gloucester Street, will be closed to thru traffic from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017. All traffic should be prepared to take another route.
A boil water advisory will be posted once the work begins.
For more information on the project, please contact Jay Sellers at 912.261.7123 or Alvin Hall at 261.7162.
The BGJWSC apologizes in advance for the inconvenience.
