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  • Restaurant Reports

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    Carolina Wings, 240 Blythewood Road, Aug. 3 (R) – A

    Cobblestone Park, 297 Links Crossing Drive (July 25 – R) – A

    Compass/Bose Canteen, 2000 Carolina Pines Dr., Aug. 8 (R) – A

    Eurest/Computer Science Corp., 10301 Wilson Blvd., Aug. 8 (R) – A

    Sodexo/Westwood High School, 180 Turney Farm Road, Aug. 22 (R) – A

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    Asian Angel, 10136 Two Notch Road (July 23 – R) – A

    Bobby’s House of Pizza, 2112 Clemson Road (July 10 – R) – A

    Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, 10136 Two Notch Road, Ste. 100-B (July 6 – R) – A

    Firehouse Subs #256, 10136-B Two Notch Road (July 6 – R) – B

    Firehouse Subs #256, 10136-B Two Notch Road (July 12 – F) – A

    Iacofano Catering, 10203 Two Notch Road (July 13 – R) – A

     R=Routine Inspection. F= Follow-Up Inspection

     Source: S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control

  • Big Grab big success

    Blythewood Art Gallery on Wilson Blvd. in Blythewood was one of many businesses that participated in the Big grab yard sale. Shown above are the Gallery’s owners, Deborah and Michael Morrison (center) with friends Dena Crapps (left) and Sue Hyatt.
    Keith Loner of Blythewood and his daughter, Ashley York, who is visiting while her military husband, Andrew, is stationed in the Azores, take time out from shopping the Big Grab in downtown Blythewood to rest on a sale couch set along the side of Highway 21.

    The much-anticipated 25-mile yard sale, The Big Grab, was a lot of fun and, apparently, a successful time was had by all – buyers and sellers alike.

    Starting in Greenhouse # 1 at Reeses’ Plants (near I-77 Exit 24 onto Highway 21), the string of yard sales meandered through downtown Blythewood, continuing north on Highway 21 to Ridgeway and then on to Winnsboro. The vendors’ booths were well stocked with merchandise and well attended by shoppers. Restaurants in Ridgeway were packed as were other stores in town. And Blythewood was booming as well.  In Winnsboro a string of 10 tables of treasures strung down the sidewalk in front of Tim Wilkes antique store. It was a yard-sale dream come true – everything from furniture to jewelry to horse trailers – all at bargain prices.

    Upwards of 50 sponsors each kicked in $25 to help defray the cost of signs and supplies to organize the project. While Denise Jones, co-owner of The Cotton Yard Market in Ridgeway, is being credited for coming up with the idea of the sale in the tri-town area, it is an idea that has caught on around the country with one in Kentucky stretching more than a hundred miles.

    “It was a great effort on everyone’s part,” Jones said. “Terry and Susan at the Fairfield County Chamber as well as the crew out of Blythewood worked long hours and came up with good ideas to help make the two days a success.”

    Jones, who was sidelined a couple of days before the event with a broken ankle, said she expects the sale to become an annual event and be even bigger next year.

  • Blythewood team reaches out to family of missing Ridge View cheerleader

    Building Hope –
    Timothy Kern (left) and Bill Sinnett, co-owners of Fortress Builders in Blythewood, Kimberly Sinnett, the project coordinator and Phil Rooney, load their truck with hardwood flooring that they hope will bring comfort to a family struck by tragedy.

    When Gabrielle Swainson, a 15-year-old newly named cheerleader at Ridge View High School, went missing last month from her home in nearby Northeast Columbia, family members, friends and complete strangers from the community wanted to help. Some helped in the search for Gabrielle, some prayed for the teen and her family while others assisted in a myriad of different ways.

    But a group of Blythewood builders and construction workers teamed up to help out in a way that most of the public didn’t know was needed. They donated materials and labor to finish repair work that had been started in the family’s home by the suspect in the case prior to Gabrielle’s disappearance.

    “When I heard about this little girl’s disappearance and the tragedy surrounding it,” said Bill Sinnett, who lives in Crickentree and co-owns  Fortress Builders in Blythewood, “I, like everyone in the community, felt heartbroken for her and her mom. I have children Gabrielle’s age, and I can’t imagine the pain her mom feels, the worry she has. My immediate reaction was that I wanted to help this family in some way.”

    It didn’t take long for Sinnett to formulate a plan to help. He learned from an acquaintance who knew Gabrielle’s mom, that the suspect in the case, Freddy Grant, had left unfinished repair work in the house after it was damaged from a water leak. Numerous areas were damaged, including wood flooring, drywall, ceilings and more.

    “When I heard that, I knew right then what I would offer to do – finish those repairs,” Sinnett said. “And as soon as I began getting supplies together, my subs and others who work with me wanted to help, too.”

    After a couple of days, Sinnett’s team numbered around 20, including Builders First Source, Dustin Carlson ACD Flooring, Professional Paint & Drywall, Syed Amhed’s Real Value Granite Countertops and others.

    “My wife, Kimberly, is coordinating the project and my two supervisors, Donnie Lloyd and Russell English, are coordinating the repairs and work,” Sinnett said. “Everybody wants to do something.”

    After a complete survey of the repairs needed, Sinnett and his team went to work last Monday and expect to complete the project the first of next week.

    But the team isn’t stopping with the repair of the damage from the water leak. They are performing something of a mini-makeover of the home that includes new appliances in the kitchen as well as granite countertops.

    “When we were in there and saw something that needed doing,” Sinnett said, “we did it.”

    Like replacing the carpet on the stairs with hardwood treads. Then, that called for a stained stair rail to match.

    “We wanted it to look nice and match the floor,” Sinnett said. “We just want it to be nice for her.

    And before we leave, the last thing we’re going to do is install new carpet in her daughter’s bedroom,” Sinnett added. “The community is concerned for this family and, like everyone else, we are, too.”

  • BZA OKs home business in Ashley Oaks

    The Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) granted a land use exception Monday night to a homeowner in Ashley Oaks, allowing him to operate a business out of his residence.

    The BZA voted unanimously to allow Garolyn Forrest to operate a Web-based medical supply business out of his home located at 118 Ashley Ridge Road.

    Forrest’s business had to satisfy five criteria in order to receive the land use exception. Those criteria had to do with the impact the business might have on the surrounding neighborhood: traffic; vehicle and pedestrian safety; potential impact of noise, lights or obstruction of air flow on adjoining property; adverse impact on aesthetic character of area and orientation and spacing of improvements of structures.

    Because the zoning exception goes with the land and can be used by a subsequent owner, Forrest had to swear that his business would adhere to the following six conditions on a continual basis:

    1. It must be conducted inside dwelling by resident family members with no more than two non-resident employees.

    2. It must utilize no more than 25 percent of total dwelling floor area or 50 percent of an accessory building.

    3. There can be no change of exterior appearance of dwelling.

    4. There can be no outside dis play of products.

    5. The business must not create any health of safety hazard, noise, offensive emissions, traffic hazard, unsightly condition or nuisance.

    6. The business’s activity may not be visibly evident outside dwelling, except for a wall-mounted non-illuminated nameplate not over two square feet.

    Forrest swore to uphold the six conditions.

    Prior to approving the exception, the BZA elected new officers, who will serve in an interim capacity until the first meeting in 2013. The election was necessary to officially replace the former chair of the board who resigned late last year when he moved out of the town. The Board elected vice chairman Bob Massa to serve as the interim chairman and board member Sabra Mazyck to serve as interim vice chairman.

  • Blythewood Council partners with County, State to lure industry

    In a special called meeting last Monday night at Town Hall, the Blythewood Town Council acted on a heavy agenda, beginning with a resolution that authorized Mayor Pro-Tem Roger Hovis to sign a joint memorandum of understanding with Richland County and the S.C. Department of Commerce in reference to a development they call “Project Resolve.”

    While the project was shrouded in secrecy, it was disclosed to be an economic development project that involved the expansion of a bearing manufacturer into the Blythewood area, to be located in a multi-county industrial park within the county.

    The project would be a united effort between the Town of Blythewood, Richland County and the Department of Commerce.

    The memorandum stated that these governments and the Department of Commerce desire to provide economic incentives to the manufacturer in order to induce it to expand its business into the unnamed proposed site.

    The resolution states that Project Resolve would result in substantial investment and the creation of 175 new jobs over a period of five years. The memorandum also said the company would invest a minimum of $130 million at the facility within that five years.

    According to the memorandum, the Commerce Department  is agreeing to:

    • Grant job tax credits;

    • Grant $750,000 for site preparation and infrastructure for the facility;

    • Provide $350,000 to the County for job training assistance;

    • Give an investment tax credit for taxes that range from Tier IV of 100 percent to Tier I of 55 percent of wages for five years. This formula is based either on the hourly wage rate or other factors whichever is lower; and

    • Give an enterprise zone credit based on the $130 million and 175 new jobs to be created.

    The County is agreeing to:

    • Purchase 9.5 acres, transfer it to the company and make it part of the joint county industrial park;

    • Agree to a fee-in-lieu of property taxes based on a fixed millage of 405.5 mils for 30 years (not to be effected by rising property taxes over that period of time).

    • Give a special source revenue credit of 60 percent of the fee-in-lieu of taxes for the first 10 years and 40 percent of the fee-in-lieu of taxes for the next ten years; and

    • Collect business license fees from the company if more than 50 percent of the company’s buildings square footage is in the county.

    The Town of Blythewood agrees to:

    • Collect business license fees from the company if more than 50 percent of its buildings’ square footage is in the Town.

    In other business, Council approved a bonded plat  and a surety bond of $394000 for Abney Hills, Phase I.

    The meeting ended with an executive session in which Council discussed negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements.

  • Richard Winn Academy honors students at Academic Banquet

    Winners of the RWA Headmaster’s Award: Chrissy Caudill (eighth grade), Hannah Silvia (ninth grade), Alexa Karoly (10th grade) and Blake Little (11th Grade).

    Students of Richard Winn Academy gathered for the annual academic banquet at White Oak Conference Center Aug. 27 to be recognized for their accomplishments during the 2011-2012 school year.

    Richard Winn Academy awarded the Highest Average in each subject for the 2011-2012 academic year to the following students:

    English Language Arts, seventh grade – Shelley Priddy; eighth grade – Chrissy Caudill and Perry Anne Robinson. English I College Prep(CP) – Erin Johnson. English I Honors (H) – Logan Robinson and Hannah Silvia. English II CP – Victoria Durham. English II H – Alexa Karoly. English III CP – Brittany Yongue. English III H – Blake Little. Seventh Grade Math/Pre-Algebra – Hunter Tate. Geometry CP – Blake Pauley. Geometry H – Hannah Silvia . Algebra I CP – Nikki Hood. Algebra I H – Chrissy Caudill and Jacob Steele. Algebra II CP – Victoria Durham and Ron Price. Algebra II H – Alexa Karoly. Algebra III H – CR Caudill and Blake Little. Life Science, seventh grade – Shelley Priddy. Earth Science, eighth grade – Chrissy Caudill. Biology I CP – Erin Johnson. Biology I H – Hannah Silvia. Biology II CP – Brian Steed. Biology II H – Sarah Coleman and Alexa Karoly. Chemistry CP – Ron Price. Chemistry H – Blake Little. U.S. History, seventh grade – Shelley Priddy. S.C. History, eighth grade – Meg Cathcart, Chrissy Caudill and Perry Anne Robinson. Geography CP – Mac McDonald. Geography H – Logan Robinson and Hannah Silvia. World History CP – Victoria Durham. World History H – Alexa Karoly. U.S. History CP – Kristin Irby. U.S. History AP – Blake Little. Spanish I CP– Ryane Railey. Spanish I H – Emily Brigman and Hannah Silvia. Spanish II CP – Victoria Durham. Spanish II H – Alexa Karoly. Spanish III H – Blake Little. Computer Science/App – Alexa Karoly, Hannah Silvia and Victoria Durham.

    Richard Winn also awarded the Headmaster Award for the highest overall average for all classes for each grade. The Headmaster Award was presented to Shelley Priddy for the seventh grade, Chrissy Caudill for the eighth grade, Hannah Silvia for the ninth grade, Alexa Karoly for the 10th grade and Blake Little for the 11th grade.

    Richard Winn Academy inducted 13 students into the Senior Beta Club and six students into the Junior Beta Club at the banquet. These students have achieved not only academically, but they also have good character, a genuine desire to serve others and they demonstrate strong leadership at school and in their community. The eighth grade student that was inducted into the Junior Beta Club was Tyler Douglas, and the ninth-grade students inducted were Meg Cathcart, Marion Walker Coleman, Gunnar Hensley, Jaycie Johnson and Noah Ward. Inducted into the Senior Beta Club were 10th-grade students Cassidy Branham, Emily Brigman, Cassie Rae Cantrell, Hunter Gibbons, Erin Johnson, Jordan Parris, Logan Robinson, Hannah Silvia, Jessie Stidham and Matt Taylor. Also inducted into the Senior Beta Club were 11th-grade students Austin Knox and Casey Self. Twelfth-grade student Kristen Irby was also inducted.

    The following eighth-grade students scored at or above the 90th percentile on the subtests of the Stanford Achievement Test and were recommended by the Head of School. The George Grice Eighth Grade Scholar Award was presented to Chrissy Caudill, Chloe Dawkins, Nancy Blair Gonzalez, Perry Anne Robinson, Boyce Walters, Gunnar Hensley, Jonathan Lewis, Rob O’Connor, John Sandifer and Jacob Steele.

    Bryant Carvalho, Tyler Douglas, Hunter Tate and Grace Wilder were presented with certificates for qualifying for the Duke University Seventh Grade Talent Search for 2011-2012.

    Students that participated in the State Literary Meet for SCISA were presented with certificates for Outstanding Performance. The students that received these certificates were Meg Cathcart, Austin Costenbader, Gunnar Hensley, Perry Anne Robinson, Alex Scott, Jacob Steele, Anna Grey Walters and Boyce Walters.

    The following students were named as 2011-2012 Junior Scholars: Blake Little, Codie Revis and Brittany Yongue were presented with the Converse Junior Scholar Award. CR Caudill and Blake Little were named as Lander University Junior Fellows. Blake Little and Brittany Yongue were named to the Columbia College Scholars Program. CR Caudill, Logan Gibbons, Blake Little, Codie Revis and David Walling were presented with the USC Union Junior Scholars of Excellence. CR Caudill, Logan Gibbons, Blake Little, Codie Revis and David Walling were named as USC-Upstate Junior Scholars. Blake Little was named as 2012 PC Fellow.

  • Remembering the Great Boat Lift of September 11, 2001

    Once again we think back to that tragic day 11 years ago this week, when the Twin Towers were attacked in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and an attempt on the White House and we experienced the loss of 2,977 lives. Victims of the World Trade Center totaled 2,606. One hundred and twenty-five lives were lost at the Pentagon and 246 in the four planes. Much has been written about that day and we have seen photographs and videos of all the sites, but the little known story that you do not hear much about is the ‘great boat lift’ that took place Sept. 11, 2001. It is known as the largest boat lift in history. Even greater than the boat lift at Dunkirk during World War II when 339,000 British and French soldiers were rescued over a period of nine days.

    The people in New York City flocked to Manhattan to try to escape the ash and falling debris from the buildings that fateful day. Their only thought was to get out of the area. They did not know where they would be going, nor did they care. Every bridge and tunnel off the island was blocked. The only way out of the city was from lower Manhattan. When they got to the water’s edge, many were jumping in the water in fear and in an attempt to get away. There were so many in the water that the boats had trouble avoiding them. People were lined up on the walls crying out for help. A United States Coast Guard pilot of ‘Boat of New York’ sent out a call saying “All available boats wanting to help with evacuation report to Governor’s Island.” Private boats of every size, shape and description showed up to help; many of them untrained civilians. The slips were shrouded in the dark, acrid smoke making it hard for the boats to see, but more than 1,000 boats responded. In less than nine hours, close to 500,000 people had been transported by water out of the city. These citizens were operating their boats in violation of dozens of marine regulations, but these were unusual times. These boats went back and forth all day long. Those rescued were business people, housewives, children and even an elderly woman and her seeing-eye dog were lifted and handed over the railing to a waiting boat. The Coast Guard, owners of the ferries, tugboats, Pilot boats and party boats all responded in an amazingly short length of time. The captains of many of these boats have since said it was the best day of their lives on the water.

    This is a story that we did not hear too much about, but these were very brave individuals. These New York City boat owners should be remembered for their heroism as much as the firefighters, police, doctors, EMS personnel, nurses and others who risked their lives that day. They had no way of knowing if another attack was on the way and if they might be in harm’s way. Their concern for their fellow man was much more important to them that day than fear of harm to themselves. As a crewman for one of the boats said, “This was just ordinary people stepping up because something needed to be done.”

    A plaque hangs in the United States Merchant Marine Academy detailing the accomplishments of the Midshipmen who participated. All these people should be remembered with a plaque of some kind or at least more recognition than they have received. Everyone should hear about this great rescue mission. A hero is a person who does what he can.

    Strange, when you think about it, how humans are capable of hating each other, treating each other badly, putting each other down verbally and in some cases even doing injury to one another, but when a tragedy strikes, people have a way of coming together and uniting in an effort to help their fellow human beings.

    That was the case on Sept. 11, 2001 at the water’s edge.

  • Fairfield County Incident Reports

    FCSO

    29015

    John Brice Road, 400 block, between 3:19 and 3:52 p.m. Aug. 15. Someone stole a pet Chihuahua worth $500 from outside a home.

    Newberry Road, 17200 block, between 4:24 and 4:41 p.m. Aug. 15. Someone stole a purse worth $50 and containing cash and other items worth $280 from a car parked outside a home.

    Hopewell Church Road, 300 block, between 3 and 9:16 a.m. Aug. 17. Someone vandalized an air conditioning unit outside a church causing $5,000 in damage.

    Hemlock Road, 100 block, between 1 and 5:40 p.m. Aug. 18. Someone stole purses and other items worth $300 from two vehicles parked at a recreation area.

    29016

    Candlewood Circle, 400 block, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Someone entered an unlocked home and stole a television and other items worth $3,150.

    29065

    Highway 213, 14000 block, at noon Aug. 23. Someone stole a payroll check for $348 from a business and attempted to cash it at a nearby convenience store.

    29130

    Highway 34 E., 100 block, between 6:44 and 6:57 a.m. Aug. 15. Someone stole a 1989 Toyota pickup truck worth $1,000 from the parking lot of a motel. The truck was later recovered after being involved in a hit-and-run on Golf Course Road.

    Tanglewood Circle, 200 block, between 3:27 and 3:37 p.m. Aug. 22. Someone stole $100 in cash from an unlocked car parked outside a business.

    Mood Harrison Road, 2600 block, between 6:36 and 6:59 a.m. Aug. 24. Someone vandalized a car parked outside a home causing $400 in damage.

    Sand Dollar Lane, 100 block, at 6:25 a.m. Aug. 26. Someone stole a Honda Odyssey of undetermined value from outside a home. The van had been left unlocked and the keys left in the ignition. The van was recovered after being involved in an accident on Old River Road.

    29180

    Hudson Street, 600 block, between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 15. Someone broke into a home and stole jewelry worth $100.

    Pumphouse Road, 1500 block, between 5:30 and 5:45 a.m. Aug. 16. Someone vandalized the inside of a home and a car parked outside the home causing $300 in damage.

    Winter Street, 100 block, between 11 a.m. Aug. 16 and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Three juveniles and an adult male were arrested after someone broke into a home and a car parked outside the home and stole video game equipment and other items worth $1,000.

    Taylor Creek Landing, 100 block, between 10:37 p.m. Aug. 17 and 11:15 p.m. Aug. 18. Someone broke into a Jeep parked at a boat landing causing an undetermined amount of damage and stole a purse and other items worth $31.

    Reservoir Road, 5800 block, between 6:08 and 6:20 p.m. Aug. 24. Deputies recovered a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity of undetermined value and stolen out of Richland County from the driveway of a home.

    Cherry Road, 100 block, between 10:54 and 11:19 a.m. Aug. 25. Someone stole two rocking chairs worth $150 from the front porch of a home.

    Columbia Road, 300 block, between 2:20 and 2:28 p.m. Aug. 25. Someone broke into a pickup truck parked at a recreation facility causing $200 in damage and stole a purse and other items worth $30.

    Old Chester Road, 100 block, between 8 p.m. Aug. 25 and 7:21 a.m. Aug. 26. Someone stole a 2012 Toyota pickup truck worth $25,000 from outside a home. The keys had been left inside the truck, which was later recovered after being involved in a hit-and-run on the Highway 321 Bypass in Winnsboro.

  • Fairfield County Council extends grants data deadline

    During their Aug. 27 meeting, Fairfield County Council received an update from Steven Gaither, the County’s grants writer, on the response his department has received from county residents on the most recent Community Needs Assessment evaluation. The data provided by the questionnaire is necessary for the County to apply for federal grants in the future, and Gaither said the response from the community has been luke warm. The deadline for residents to return their questionnaire was Aug. 28, but given the tepid response, Council authorized Gaither to push that deadline back to the end of September.

    Council also heard a presentation from Tony Hill, Fire Marshal, who informed council of plans to construct a burn building for fire training on a plot of land just outside the Winnsboro town limits on Highway 321 N. Burn buildings can cost up to $250,000 to construct, Hill said, a figure that exceeds his budget. However, Hill told council three to five used cargo containers could be purchased and stacked together to be used as a burn building for approximately $70,000.

    Council also nominated an unnamed individual to serve on the County’s Airport Committee.

  • DHEC fines water co. for late water boil

    The Jenkinsville Water Company has been hit with a $14,000 fine from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for failure to provide adequate public notice after learning from an independent laboratory in July that a water sample collected during a routine monthly test contained E. coli bacteria, and for failing to collect a ground water sample within 24 hours of learning of the contamination.

    According to DHEC’s Consent Order 12-064-DW, the civil penalty is to be paid in four installments of $3,500 each, beginning Sept. 20, with subsequent payments due Dec. 20, March 20, 2013 and June 20, 2013. The order also notes that, should the Jenkinsville Water Company fail to submit an installment, the entire amount becomes immediately due and will include an additional $4,000 in penalties.

    Gregrey Ginyard, president of the Jenkinsville Water Company Board of Trustees, signed off on the agreement Aug. 15. Ginyard refused to answer questions about the penalty when reached by phone last week, particularly how the company expected to pay the installments.

    The water company issued the boil advisory July 9 – four days after learning that lab tests revealed the presence of E. coli bacteria in samples taken from a home in the Feasterville area of Fairfield County. The advisory was lifted several days later after follow-up tests found the sample actually came from a private well outside a home, Ginyard said in July, which was not part of the company’s water system. Ginyard stressed that none of his customers were ever in any danger, but the reaction time of the company in the face of the contaminated sample caused them to run afoul of DHEC.

    According to DHEC, the original samples were collected July 3 and submitted to Data Resources, a private laboratory, the same day. After finding E. coli present in one of the samples, Data Resources emailed those test results to the Jenkinsville Water Company July 5 at 2:20 p.m.

    A public water system, DHEC said last month, is responsible for issuing public notice within 24 hours after it learns of a violation, which means the Jenkinsville Water Company should have sounded the boil water alarms by July 6. Furthermore, DHEC said, a public water system should notify DHEC by the end of the day when the system is notified of an E. coli positive test result, unless the system is notified after the department is closed, then they notify the department the next business day.

    “A Jenkinsville water system representative sent an email to DHEC on Friday July 6 at 3:09 p.m.,” DHEC said, more than 24 hours after the water company learned of the lab results. “The person receiving the email was not in the office at that time, but this does not relieve the (Jenkinsville Water Company) of the responsibility for making public notice. Monday morning (July 9) Jenkinsville called the Department. At that time they were told to issue a Boil Water Notice and the notice was issued.”

    According to the Consent Order, DHEC issued a Notice of Violation to the water company on July 12 stating that the water company had “exceeded the maximum contaminant level for total coliform, which resulted in an acute violation of the Total Coliform Rule during the July 2012 monitoring period.” A second Notice of Violation was issued on July 26 for “failure to collect, within 24 hours of notification of a total coliform positive sample, at least one ground water source sample from each ground water source in use at the time the total coliform positive sample was collected.” The second Notice of Violation also informed the water company that it must issue public notice of the violation within the next year and submit a copy of the public notice to DHEC.

    On July 27, a third Notice of Violation was issued to the company for “failure to notify (DHEC) by the end of the day when the (water company) is notified of an E. coli positive test result; and for failure to provide public notice no later than 24 hours after the system learned of the violation.” The notice also informed the water company that it must include these violations in its Consumer Confidence Report, which must be delivered to Jenkinsville Water Company customers by July 1, 2013.

    In addition to the fine, the Jenkinsville Water Company must, according to the Consent Order, “submit to DHEC a standard operating procedure that will be followed by the representatives of the (company) to ensure that all monitoring requirements are complied with per State Primary Drinking Water Regulations 61-58.”