HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WSAV) — Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD), and the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA), are asking customers not to run irrigation systems on Oct. 29 and 30.
BJWSA is asking its customers in Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hilton Head Island to temporarily shut down one of its water treatment plants as part of a construction project at the plant. The PSD said they have ample water supply; however, the temporary plant shutdown will potentially limit the supply that BJWSA can provide to the island.
“We scheduled this work for a time when water demands for irrigation are not as great and as many irrigation systems begin to be decommissioned for the winter months,” said General Manager Verna Arnette. “The utility will still be able to produce water from its Chelsea Treatment Plant and drinking water wells, and this request is being made as a precautionary measure to ensure water pressure.”
The BJWSA project is an expansion of its Purrysburg Treatment Plant capacity from 15 million gallons a day (mgd) to 30 mgd. The project is anticipated to be completed during the summer of 2025, according to BJWSA.