Water Service Update for Virginia American Water's Hopewell District
March 30 2018 - 3:40PM
Business Wire
Bottled water distribution center located at
Hopewell High School
As a result of a loss of water pressure due to an interruption
in the operation of Virginia American Water’s Hopewell treatment
facility, the company’s Hopewell district is experiencing an
interruption of water service.
As water service is restored, Virginia American Water has issued
a precautionary boil water advisory for all of its customers in 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.
Please note that a boil water advisory is a standard
precaution that is taken whenever there is loss of pressure in
water mains. Virginia American Water will provide information
as to when the advisory is lifted.
Until further notice, impacted customers should bring tap water
to a rolling boil for one minute and allow cooling before using for
consumption, drinking, making baby formula, ice cubes, washing
vegetables and fruit, and for brushing teeth.
Bottled water will be available beginning Friday, March 30 from
1:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hopewell High School, 400 S. Mesa Drive.
Bottled water distribution will continue tomorrow until further
notice at Hopewell High School from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Virginia American Water also recommends the following steps:
- Throw away uncooked food or beverages
or ice cubes if made with tap water during the day of the
advisory;
- Keep boiled water in the refrigerator
for drinking;
- Rinse hand-washed dishes for a minute
in diluted bleach (one tablespoon of household bleach per gallon of
tap water) or clean your dishes in a dishwasher using the hot wash
cycle and dry cycle;
- Do not swallow water while you are
showering or bathing;
- Provide pets with boiled water after
cooling;
- Do not use home filtering devices in
place of boiling or using bottled water; most home water filters
will not provide adequate protection from microorganisms;
- Use only boiled water to treat minor
injuries.
Virginia American Water is working to restore water service to
the Hopewell system as quickly and safely as possible. The company
is coordinating with local and state officials. Please be advised
that Virginia American Water is doing all it can to make sure water
is of the highest quality.
Updates will also be provided on the company’s Facebook and
Twitter pages. If customers have any questions they may call
1-800-452-6863.
Additional information is 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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