Advertisement Tybee Island crews set to begin testing for new water source Tybee Island officials are close to another milestone in an effort to help with the island’s increasing demand for water. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Tybee Island officials are close to another milestone in an effort to help with the island’s increasing demand for water. A cap on water use has previously caused services like showers at several dune crossovers to be taken down. Now, crews are nearly finished drilling for the 4,000 foot deep crustaceous aquafer, which is not currently being used on the island. That drilling could wrap up this week. At that point, crews can begin testing the water and they’ll know if it’s usable by the beginning of next year. If it is usable, taxpayers would eventually pay an extra amount on their water bill for the new source, which could happen in the next five years.