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12/6/2024
WT Staff
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December 6, 2024 959 am EST
Ludowici under BWA for water main replacement until Dec 13
Safe Drinking Water Act
Long County: Ludowici Water System has announced a BWA to be in effect while water lines are replaced. The advisory came into effect Wednesday Dec 4 and extends until December 13 at 5:00 p.m. Ludowici Water System serves a population of 1651 from a groundwater source in the Altamaha River watershed. See the yellow tag on the map to the right for the location of the Ludowici water treatment facility, enable the watershed layer with directional arrows to understand the impact zone for source water contamination events such as hazardous materials spills and floods, marked on the map as they occur from time to time.
Coastal Health announced the project to replace the water lines in the City of Ludowici. "The contractor will need to turn off the water for a few hours every day for several days. This may cause the water pressure in the system to drop. Microbial contamination may occur in water lines with low pressure, creating a potential health hazard." The remedy for loss of pressure is to boil the water, this will sanitize from microbiological contamination.
Note that BWAs are issued for microbiological contamination only. Boiling is not the solution for other types of water contamination including inorganic (chemical) contaminants, by-products of disinfection, cyanotoxins or heavy metals. These matters must be addressed at the treatment plant or in the home with filtration or other processes.
Instructions from Georgia Coastal Health, to properly boil tap water for use, customers should:
- Heat water until bubbles come quickly from the bottom of the container
- Continue heating the water for one minute once it begins to boil
- Remove the water from the heat source and allow it to cool before use.
During a Boil Water Advisory, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that boiled tap water or bottled water be used for the following:
- Drinking
- Washing dishes
- Brushing your teeth
- Washing or preparing food
- Washing your hands
- Making ice
- Making baby formula
The complete CDC guidance can be found here.
To protect the public from ingesting water that could make them sick, all customers should boil any tap water that will be consumed, or use bottled water until the advisory is lifted.
See how drinking water facilities in Georgia compare with those of New York, Ohio, Louisiana and California, here.
As the EPA studies new contaminant threats to public drinking water, the SDWA is periodically amended. In April 2024, a suite of six per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances were added to the list of contaminants that drinking water facilities will be required to monitor and report, with legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels. US licensed drinking water facilities have until 2029 to establish the capacity for compliance with the amended regulation. Funding has been established to assist with the cost. See the details on the latest SDWA amendment, here.
Special Weather Statement issued by NWS Peachtree City 248 am Fri Dec 6
HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR All OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for
4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be out
of the north northwest at 5 to 10 MPH.
With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities
whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.
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