Public Utilities Advisories and News
Click a link below to see the latest information and updates from Brunswick County Public Utilities.
Northwest Water Treatment Plant Expansion & Reverse Osmosis Treatment Upgrades
Current Advisories
Advisories are issued due to low pressure, hydrant flushing, area-wide boil water notices, and other water quality issues. When a limited number of customers are affected by a water quality issue, notices are done by door hangers and/or telephone messaging. Brunswick County also issues notices when roads will close due to utility construction.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: ANNUAL CHANGE FROM CHLORAMINES TO CHLORINE
Every year, Brunswick County and the towns, cities, and other utilities that purchase water from Brunswick County implement an annual flushing program. Public Utilities employees flush the water mains by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Shallotte
Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 9/12/2023, Brunswick County Public Utilities water users from 107 to 136 Shallotte Avenue, 4735 Milliken Avenue, and the even Addresses from 4598 to 4718 Main Street in Shallotte are...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Shallotte
Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on July 24, 2023, Brunswick County Public Utilities water users from 107 to 136 Shallotte Avenue, 4735 Milliken Avenue and the even Addresses from 4598 to 4718 Main Street in Shallotte are...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Shallotte (Shell Point)
The water samples that were collected on 6-29-2023 are absent for total coliform and E coli. Brunswick County Public Utilities water users from (107 to 136) Shallotte Ave and the even Addresses from (4598 to 4718) Main St, Also (3520 to 3733) Shell Pt Rd in Shallotte...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Shallotte
The water samples that were collected on 6-29-2023 are absent for total coliform and E coli. Brunswick County Public Utilities water users from (107 to 136) Shallotte Ave and the even Addresses from (4598 to 4718) Main St, Also (3520 to 3733) Shell Pt Rd in Shallotte...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Bolivia
Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on May 12, 2023, Brunswick County Public Utilities water users at 20 to 323 MIDWAY Road SE and 340 OLD BRUNSWICK Road SE are hereby notified that it is no longer necessary to boil water...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Ocean Ridge
Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on May 2, 2023, Brunswick County Public Utilities water users at Abbington PL SW, New Castle LN and Reflection Ct in Ocean Ridge Plantation are hereby notified that it is no longer necessary...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Discharge of Untreated Wastewater
Brunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater on May 1, 2023, due to damage that occurred to a 2-inch air release valve (ARV) on a sanitary sewer force main (FM) at 4348 Southport Supply Rd in Southport. It was determined that the failure...
Scheduled Water Outage – Calabash
Due to construction the water consumers of Brunswick County from 552 to 775Calabash Drive NW, Calabash Station Subdivision, and Palm Frond Way NW will be out of service on May 3, 2023, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Outages in the distribution system...
Rescinded – System Pressure Advisory – Calabash/Sunset Beach
Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on April 13, 2023, Brunswick County Public Utilities water users from 1670 to 1846 Beach Drive, 8978 to 8909 Landing Drive SW, Landing Three Court SW, Tranquility Lane SW, Sea Lane, 9005 to...