City of Aiken addressing rumors about city shutting off water

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – The City of Aiken, South Carolina government is addressing the rumors about the city of Aiken shutting off the water.

According to City of Aiken, South Carolina Government Facebook page, officials are simply requesting that customers use water for essential household uses such as drinking water, bathing, flushing toilets, washing dishes, etc., due to the power outages.

City leaders are asking residents to refrain from irrigating lawns, washing cars, and other non-essential activities that require large amounts of water until power is fully restored, and they add that this is a proactive request because of the extenuating circumstances that everyone is dealing with from Hurricane Helene.

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