COPPERHILL, Tenn. – A recent boil advisory from the city of Copperhill to its water customers has been lifted after tests confirmed the city system’s water is safe for consumption, according to Copperhill City Recorder Suzanne Hughes.

Hughes confirmed Friday, Dec. 29, water is pumping normally from the McCaysville water treatment plant, which supplies water for both cities, into the Copperhill system.

For McCaysville water customers, however, a water conservation advisory remains in effect as filters at the city’s water treatment plant continue to be replaced, Nancy Godfrey, McCaysville city clerk, stated.

According to Godfrey, the filter replacement at the McCaysville water plant stem from issues that took place at the plant in early October when heavy rains and a seasonal water turnover at Lake Blue Ridge forced an unusual amount of silt and sediment into the Toccoa River, causing filters to fail.

Though work at the plant is expected to continue at the McCaysville water plant into the new year, no specific completion date for the filter replacement could be given from the city of McCaysville at this time.

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