Virginia American Water LIFTS Boil Water Advisory for Customers in Hopewell District
April 01 2018 - 6:37PM
Business Wire
No Need to Boil Water; Customers Should
Continue to Conserve
Virginia American Water has LIFTED the boil water advisory that
was issued as a precautionary measure for customers in its Hopewell
district, which includes the City of Hopewell, as well as the
subdivisions of New Birchett Estates, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek
West, Strattford Woods and Mullberry Woods in Prince George County.
The results from samples taken from the water system meet all state
and federal water quality standards.
Virginia American Water is asking customers to continue to
conserve their usage.
“We are grateful to our customers for their ongoing cooperation
as we ask them to continue to conserve water and curtail
non-essential water use for the next 24 to 48 hours as the system
rebuilds to regular operational strength,” said Barry Suits,
president, Virginia American Water.
Electricity to the water pumping system at the company’s
Hopewell treatment facility has been restored through auxiliary
power, and water pressure is normal. Virginia American Water does
not yet have an estimate when the facility will return to normal
operations.
The boil water advisory was issued on Friday, March 30 following
a drop in water pressure due to an interruption in the operation of
Virginia American Water’s Hopewell treatment facility.
Customers no longer need to boil their water, but they should
flush household pipes, ice makers, water fountains, etc. prior to
using for drinking or cooking using these guidelines:
- Run a cold water faucet in your home
for 3-5 minutes.
- To flush automatic ice makers, make
three batches of ice and discard.
- Run water softeners through a
regeneration cycle. Follow the manufacturer’s guidelines specified
in the owner’s manual.
- Run drinking water fountains for one
minute at the highest flow rate possible.
With the return of regular water service, the drinking water
distribution efforts at Hopewell High School and Carter G. Woodson
Middle School will end at 6 p.m. today. Virginia American Water
appreciates its customers’ cooperation and is grateful to the City
of Hopewell, the State of Virginia and the Virginia Department of
Health for their partnership and assistance during this issue.
If customers have any questions, they may call 1-800-452-6863.
Additional information is also available on Virginia American
Water’s website at www.virginiaamwater.com, under the Alerts
Notifications section.
Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water services to approximately
320,000 people.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,900
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada.
American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water
services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives
flowing.
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