An equipment failure has caused another water outage for the residents of Hopewell, which follows a “catastrophic” water plant failure that happened on Sunday.
An equipment failure has caused another water outage for the residents of Hopewell, which follows a “catastrophic” water plant failure that happened on Sunday.
A power outage is being blamed for a "catastrophic failure" at the Virginia American Water Company plant in Hopewell prompting mandatory water restrictions.
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HOPEWELL Saturday s ice storm knocked out electrical power to the city s water processing plant, so as a result, the city is under a mandatory water conservation order.
In a late-night statement Sunday, Hopewell officials said the power loss caused a catastrophic failure at the Virginia American Water Company, Because the plant has been knocked offline, the city has turned to its backup supply, which is only good for 3-4 hours. The repair could take six hours or more to complete, the city said in its statement. Please refrain from washing dishes, taking showers, washing clothes or any other unnecessary water use, the city said.