Santee Cooper will conduct a test of its 15 warning sirens for the Santee Dam flood plain in Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 17.
As part of the test, Santee Cooper will set off each siren in test mode, which includes about a one-minute siren followed by a prerecorded message and a live announcement concluding the exercise. Santee Cooper has installed new equipment so it is possible the siren and announcement may sound different than in the past.
Employees will be collecting information on the sirens' wail time and the message clarity, completeness, and volume for both the prerecorded and live announcements. The tests are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and last a few minutes.
Santee Cooper typically conducts these siren tests twice a year to verify the emergency system is functioning properly. The 8-mile Santee Dam system is part of the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project.
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One Riverwood Dr
Moncks Corner South Carolina
United States 29461-6101
www.santeecooper.com
