Hurricane Matthew contributed to electrical outages that resulted in the depletion of available water supply to the rural areas of Beaufort County. Before the restoration of limited electrical service, water department staff estimated that less than five hours of available potable water supply remained to serve the rural areas. Golden LEAF Disaster Recovery Grant Program funds were used to install generators, AC units, and an automated transfer switch at critical water system assets located within District IV and District V of the Northside Service Area.
