PICKENS, S.C. (Friday December 7, 2012, 11:00 A.M ) On Thursday, December 6, 2012, a boil water advisory was issued by the City of Pickens at 4:45PM. A break to a 8 inch water main caused the precautionary advisory to be issued. The break took crews approximately 7 hours to repair.

Following morning tests, the boil water advisory is now lifted. The area that was affected was the area at and around the highway 183 and 8 intersection in the City of Pickens. Customers to the East of this intersection were also advised to boil their water.