School is canceled in Fort Mill as water main repairs continue. Here’s the latest.
The Fort Mill School District canceled school Tuesday due to lingering impacts from a water main break on Monday.
Uutility crews hit and damaged a water main near U.S. 21 and Gold Hill Road on Monday, according to York County public works. The county announced repairs were done by 11:15 p.m. Monday, with water service to be restored by the end of the night Monday. The county put a boil water advisory in place for anyone who lost water or water pressure.
“Purely as a precaution, water should be boiled before drinking or cooking with it until further notice,” York County posted Monday night. “We’ll have more information on that in the morning, but full service should be restored in the affected areas very soon.”
A little before midnight, the county stated the water main began leaking when pressure was restored. There wasn’t a time given for when repairs would be complete or water service fully restored.
At 5:30 a.m., the county updated progress. Customers may have had water service restored but at a lower pressure. Repairs to the leak were still in progress even as the system was running.
Water could be shut off Tuesday to make final repairs, according to the county.
Initially, the school district said school cafeterias would work with the boil water advisory and bring in drinking water for schools to have students attend class on Tuesday.
Early Tuesday the district pivoted and canceled class for the day, noting ongoing water main work that impacts about half of its schools of district facilities.
The Fort Mill school district is the largest in York County, with almost 18,500 students.
The water main break didn’t impact customers on the town of Fort Mill system and municipal users aren’t under a boil water advisory, the town announced.
At 10 a.m., crews were about to shut off water to make final repairs, according to York County. The plan was to have service fully restored by mid-afternoon.
This is a developing story
This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 8:58 AM.
