BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) – To ensure adequate water is available for essential needs, Brunswick County has declared a Stage 1 Water Conservation Alert which the utility says is not uncommon for this time of year.
This water conservation alert affects all customers of the following public water systems:
- Brunswick County Public Utilities Customers (see paragraph below for more details)
- Bald Head Island Utilities Customers
- Holden Beach Utilities Customers
- Oak Island Utilities Customers
- Ocean Isle Beach Utilities Customers
Brunswick County Public Utilities provides water service in unincorporated portions of Brunswick County as well as the following communities: Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores, Caswell Beach, Navassa, Northwest, Sandy Creek, Shallotte, Southport, St. James, Sunset Beach, and Varnamtown.
Brunswick County asks these customers to use water wisely. Demand for water has exceeded 80% of the available production and distribution capacity. As Independence Day approaches, water demands are expected to increase…