HOPKINS, S.C. — The Columbia Fire Department is currently monitoring water levels after a pond broke through a dam in the Lower Richland area.
The fire department, along with DHEC and SCDOT, are at Mount Elon Church Road after a nearby pond dam was compromised.
Officials say that the nearby swamps have been able to handle the extra water and no evacuations are necessary.
The fire department asks anyone who lives in the area who notices high water to call 911.
