As the Grand Strand and Pee Dee counties continue to face a severe drought, the Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority is imposing new water usage restrictions that go into effect Wednesday.
The water utility company is activating its drought management plan, which lowers the number of gallons customers can use before additional charges are incurred.
Traditionally, Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority customers can use 8,000 gallons of water per month before the cost per 1,000 gallons used increases. Under the drought management plan, customers can only use up to 6,000 gallons of water before seeing additional costs for excess use…