Brunswick County residents asked to continue to reduce water use

Bolivia, NC (WWAY) – The bypass around the break in the water main is working, but Brunswick County says the bypass cannot carry as much as the water main did before it broke.

For that reason, customers are asked to continue to be mindful of water usage until the water main is repaired and the bypass is no longer needed.

That’s why Brunswick County is now under a voluntary Stage 1 Water Emergency. Under a Stage 1, Brunswick County Public Utilities customers are asked to try to reduce water consumption by 10 percent, by taking steps such as showering instead of bathing and only running washing machines and dishwashers when they are full. Other steps include limiting lawn and shrubbery watering to the minimum needed for plant survival, limiting car washing to a minimum, and doing any lawn and shrub watering or run dishwashers and washing machines outside peak demand hours, which are 6:00-10:00 a.m. and 6:00 -10:00 p.m.

Brunswick County says the voluntary Stage 1 Water Emergency will remain in place until repairs are made to the water main itself, and the bypass is no longer needed. Contractors have started work on the permanent repair to the main.

They expect that work to take between seven and ten days.