The oldest military institution in the state of South Carolina has been without working bathrooms for more than four years, according to officials.
Brigadier General Leon Lott has been giving lawmakers tours of the South Carolina State Guard recently, pointing out that since a flood took out the facility’s septic tank in 2015, the toilet situation has been less than ideal.
Whenever troops are mobilized for events or monthly training drills, hundreds of soldiers use portable restrooms behind the facility’s armory. It’s costing them $500 per month to keep the portable restrooms on site.
“Bathrooms are something you need to have in
