MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Residents in parts of Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties may hear warning sirens Wednesday morning as Santee Cooper tests its emergency notification system for the Santee Dam flood plain.
The utility will test all 15 warning sirens at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 15. The exercise is expected to last only a few minutes.
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During the test, each siren will sound for approximately 30 seconds, followed by a prerecorded message and a live announcement concluding the exercise.
Santee Cooper employees will evaluate how long the sirens sound and assess the clarity, completeness and volume of both the prerecorded and live messages.
The utility typically conducts the tests twice a year to ensure the emergency warning system is functioning properly.
The sirens serve areas within the flood plain of the Santee Dam system, an eight-mile system that is part of the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project.
Residents who hear the sirens at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday should be aware that the activation is part of a scheduled test.
