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12/13/2024
WT Staff
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December 13, 2024 1029 am EST
System wide BWA for Pooler due to e.coli
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Chatham County: A BWA has been issued for all water customers in Pooler following a positive e.coli test at one of the system's water sample sites. Pooler serves 21,187 residents from a surface water source purchased from another water facility in Chatham County. For more information, contact Mark Williams at 912-330-8650.
Forsyth County: Some Cumming area residents came under a BWA this week after a major water main break. Chattahoochee Elementary School (Home of the Champions) was impacted with this order, along with Forsyth County Fire Hall 5 and all other customers connecting on Holtzclaw Road between Pilgrim Mill Road and Holtzclaw Drive. The water main break and BWA extends to all cross streets in the area bound by Chattahoochee Road between Holtzclaw Road and Stone Creek Circle until further notice. Forsyth County Water and Sewer serves 161,200 customers from a surface water source, Lake Lanier, in the Chattahoochee River watershed. Note the recent flooding in this area, including Big Creek was ongoing the same day as the water main break, Dec 10. See yellow tags on the map to the right for the location of the BWA.
Long County: Ludowici Water System remains under BWA today and tomorrow while scheduled work is completed on the installation of new water lines. 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.
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.
See how drinking water facilities in Georgia compare with those of New York, Ohio, Louisiana and California, here.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 932 am Fri Dec 13 by NWS Charleston SC
High surf risk for Saturday Dec 14 - impacting southeast Georgia and South Carolina
See the Experimental Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook, here
Impacting Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Long-
Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh Counties in Georgia
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