Boil water advisory issued Tuesday for Goose Creek, Summerville, after water main break

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — A boil water advisory is in effect for approximately 70,000 residents in Goose Creek and Summerville, after a water main broke early Tuesday morning.

According to Goose Creek city officials and Santee Cooper, a water main broke near Moncks Corner after a contractor punctured a main line at the Lake Moultrie Regional Water Plant.

The water main puncture was located and temporarily fixed just before 3 a.m., Tuesday, however a boil water advisory is in effect for affected customers for the next 24 hours.

Multiple residences as well as schools are under the advisory, including Cross Elementary, Cross High School, Whitesville Elementary, Nexton Elementary, Cane Bay High School, Cane Bay Elementary School, and Berkeley Elemetary school.

Residents affected by this boil water advisory are advised to boil any tap water for a minimum of one minute before drinking it or using it to cook.

The advisory is expected to be lifted early Wednesday morning.

Though the water main break happened in Moncks Corner, according to Mayor Thomas Hamilton, the waterline that was damaged does not serve Moncks Corner Water Works, so residents with that service are unaffected.