UPDATE: Boil water notice for area in York County lifted and water safe, company says
A boil water notice for a section of Lake Wylie has been rescinded.
Some people in the Lake Wylie area were issued boil water notices Monday after emergency water repair was announced.
Blue Granite Water Company serves most of the Lake Wylie area. The company buys water from York County, which gets it after Rock Hill draws it from Lake Wylie, and sells it to customers largely along the S.C. 49 and 274 corridors.
Blue Granite issued a notice on Monday that residents in Lake Wylie should boil water used for drinking or cooking until further notice. The company didn’t initially specify particular streets or subdivisions on its system.
The company later updated the advisory to note it impacts the Camburn subdivision. About 60 homes on Thatcher Crossing and Maggie Springs Way are impacted.
Residents who posted on the company Facebook notice stated they were told homes in Paddlers Cove and Lake Crest were under the advisory when they called a company service number. So far the only sites mentioned by the company, per the same post, are the Thatcher and Maggie Springs addresses.
The notice read:
Please be advised that due to an emergency water repair being conducted today, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022, your water service may be interrupted.
The necessary repairs are currently underway and should be completed as soon as possible. Once the repairs have been completed, normal water quality and pressure will be restored to your home.
As a precaution, we are issuing a BOIL WATER ADVISORY until further notice. We ask that you please boil your water vigorously for at least 1 minute before drinking or cooking with it. A follow up message will be sent to you when this boil water advisory is lifted.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience as we work to provide you with the best possible service.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-367-4314.
Blue Granite updated information later Monday to state the advisory is lifted. The updated message in part reads:
The water sample results from the laboratory confirm that your water continues to be safe. You no longer must boil your water.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience as we work to provide you with the best possible water quality and service.
According to the company, the impact was limited to the Thatcher Crossing and Maggie Springs Way addresses.
Boil water advisories are somewhat common for the system. Blue Granite has issued more than 20 notices since Jan. 1 either of a new boil advisory on its system statewide, or that an advisory has ended. Past notices show the company typically rescinds a boil water notice a day after it was issued.
This story was originally published January 24, 2022 at 12:28 PM.
