Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority

All of the sources of drinking water happen to be subject to potential disease by substances which might be naturally occurring or man-made. These substances may be microbes, inorganic or perhaps organic chemicals, and radioactive substances. Every one drinking water - which includes bottled water - could reasonably be expected to contain at a minimum small amount of a lot of contaminants. The presence of impurities does not necessarily signify that water postures a health risk. More information about pollution and potential health and wellbeing effects can be obtained by simply calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). Some people may be weaker to contaminants found in drinking water than the standard population. Immunocompromised persons can be particularly in danger from infections, for instance, a person with cancers undergoing chemotherapy; folks who have undergone body transplants; people with HIV/AIDS or other immunity mechanism disorders; some seniors and infants. These customers should seek tips about drinking water off their health care providers. Guidelines through the Environmental Protection Agency and the Employed to for Disease Control and Prevention, inappropriate means to lower the risk of infection by simply cryptosporidium and other microbes contaminants, are available in the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Service number. The Savannah Stream supplies water about both of our normal water treatment plants. The Chelsea Water Treatment Plant provides water to drink to residences and businesses in upper Beaufort County and supplements the Purrysburg Water Treatment Vegetable, when necessary. The Purrysburg Water Treatment Seed supplies drinking water to southern Beaufort and Jasper counties and supplements the Sw3 Water Treatment Place when needed. These treatment plants can provide up to 39 million gallons of water per day. BJWSA also uses normal water from the upper Floridan Aquifer, a large, subway bed of mountain that holds and supplies groundwater to fields and wells. The Floridan Aquifer expands through Florida, to the south Georgia and regions of Alabama and Sc. We operate and look after Floridan Aquifer boreholes in Bluffton, Hardeeville and Levy location, which add to the hydrant during times of high normal water demand..

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