State-owned utility Santee Cooper and state and local law enforcement officials conducted a drill this week that simulated terrorists attacks at a Lowcountry dam. Although Santee Cooper’s Law Enforcement Division conducted the drill, several other responding agencies assisted.
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Dan Moon says the mock drill near the Santee Cooper Regional Water Treatment Plant was meant to evaluate response and communication if a major incident happened at the Pinopolis dam.
“We had a scenario that had a truck, like an old Ryder rental truck that managed to bust through a gate and make its way out onto the west dyke out to the west hydro-plant over here,” says Moon. [Read more...]
