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All-Clear for Boil Water Advisory Issued for 3400 Block of MLK Blvd on Friday, September 22, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 23, 2017. Posted in Boil Water Advisory.

Effective immediately, as of 2:12 PM on Saturday, September 23, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the 3400 block of MLK Blvd on Friday, September 22, 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...

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory – 3400 Block of MLK Blvd in Brunswick – Friday, September 22, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 22, 2017. Posted in Boil Water Advisory.

DRINKING WATER WARNING BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING The Brunswick water system lost pressure in the area serving the 3400 block of MLK Blvd at 12:30 pm on Friday, September 22, 2017 due to a 2″ galvanized main being hit by a BGJWSC contractor. BGJWSC staff in onsite now restoring service. Once service is restored, BGJWSC lab personnel will collect water samples for testing. This testing, which takes between 22 and 24 hours, should be completed the afternoon of Saturday,...

All-Clear for All Water and Sewer Systems – Friday, September 15, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 15, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

All Water and Sewer Service Systems Are Now Active for Brunswick and St. Simons Island For the few remaining pumping stations that are not yet online, work is underway now at a rapid pace. These stations are in limited use and at very limited risk of contributing to overflows. We are confident that the remaining work can be managed over the next forty-eight hours and will continue to monitor all stations to ensure that we have accommodated the excess demand presented by the storm surge and...

Hurricane Irma Strict Water & Sewer Conservation Plan Update 2 – Thursday, September 14, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 14, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

Due to the significant power losses sustained in the area from Hurricane Irma, all customers of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission continue to be under a strict water & sewer service conservation plan. Georgia Power has been diligently working to restore electricity to residences, businesses and critical infrastructure yet our wastewater collection system is still without power at 45% of our pumping stations as of 12:00 PM today. Local and state partners have...

Hurricane Irma Strict Water & Sewer Conservation Plan Update – Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 13, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

Due to the significant power losses sustained in the area from Hurricane Irma, all customers of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission continue to be under a strict water & sewer service conservation plan. Georgia Power has been diligently working to restore electricity to residences, businesses and critical infrastructure yet our wastewater collection system is still without power at 75% of our pumping stations. The following measures must be followed by all...

Hurricane Irma Strict Water & Sewer Conservation Plan

Written by 10 Stewart on September 11, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

Due to the significant power losses sustained in the area from Hurricane Irma, all customers of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission are now under a strict water & sewer service conservation plan. Estimates by Georgia Power place restoration of electrical services to begin no sooner than tomorrow morning, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The following measures must be followed by all citizens to preserve the integrity of our systems, promote public health, ensure...

Hurricane Irma Service Outage Status Report

Written by 10 Stewart on September 10, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

Due to the latest report from the National Weather Service, the BGJWSC has determined that the best course of action is to NOT turn off water and sewer services on St. Simons Island. The major determining factor for instituting cutoff procedures was the imminent threat of sustained tropical storm force winds. Though gusts may reach 60 mph, we expect winds to be within range of being able to adequately respond to any service outages. However, we do anticipate possible isolated to widespread...

Water and Sewer Service Explanations and Update for Sunday, September 10, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 10, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

The following update is being provided as of 1:54 PM Sunday, September 10, 2017 to help provide an understanding of what decisions are being made for the health and safety of those in the community served by the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission. History Many have indirectly communicated that they don’t understand the decisions made in setting the service emergency response plans up. First, let me revisit the events that occurred during Hurricane Mathew. The original...

Hurricane Irma Water & Sewer Service Availability

Written by 10 Stewart on September 7, 2017. Posted in General News, Service Outages.

Due to confusion over service availability and certain critical changes which have been made to the plan for water and sewer service throughout the Hurricane Irma storm event, BGJWSC is providing the following information regarding service availability: Water service will not be interrupted on the mainland. Water service will be maintained on the mainland unless water lines or assets are damaged by storm effects to such a degree that water service can’t be maintained. Water pump stations are...

All-Clear for Boil Water Advisory Issued for 1100 Block of Ocean Blvd on Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Written by 10 Stewart on September 7, 2017. Posted in Boil Water Advisory.

Effective immediately, as of 1:oo PM on Thursday, September 7, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for the 1100 block of Ocean Blvd on Wednesday, September 6, 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...