I’m a BJWSA customer. Is it safe to drink the water?

That depends.

The main system is fine for places that still have water service, according to Pamela Flasch with Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority.

However, BJWSA officials and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are advising residents of the following communities to boil their water, once service is restored, before using it for drinking, cooking or washing dishes:

▪  St. Helena Island

▪  Gibbs (Secession)

▪  Cane Island

▪  Cat Island

▪  Distant Island

▪  Warsaw Vivian’s

▪  Coosaw Island

▪  Fripp Island

▪  Hunting Island

▪  Harbor Island

▪  Point South

There is no set time for when that water service may be restored for the places where it was turned off.

For information about returning to Beaufort County, click here.

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This story was originally published October 8, 2016 at 12:40 PM with the headline "I’m a BJWSA customer. Is it safe to drink the water?."