Okatie, SC (September 5, 2019) –Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) has restored the normal flow of water at the following causeway valves September 5:

  • Bermuda Bluff
  • Birdfoot Landing
  • Callawassie Island
  • Cat Island
  • Coosaw Island
  • Distant Island
  • Vivian’s Island
  • Harbor, Hunting and Fripp Islands
  • Horse Island Drive
  • Kingston Key Drive
  • Myrtle Island Drive
  • Pine Island
  • Tansi Village
  • Warsaw Island

The purpose of the water restriction was to avoid a catastrophic loss of water system pressure should a failure of the pipeline within a causeway occur due to the effects of the hurricane. BJWSA reports that our plants are fully operational and drinking water is safe throughout the system.

 

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