Testing Timeline
Follow along as the City of Richmond checks off the list of steps necessary to lift the Boil Water Advisory.
Steps taken toward lifting the Boil Water Advisory
✅ Drained flooded areas and repaired and replaced damaged and disabled equipment at the water plan (Jan. 6 and 7)
✅ Restored water production to the necessary rate of more than 50 million gallons per day (Jan. 8)
✅ Repressurized water system to the needed threshold of 20 psi (Jan. 9, 11 a.m.)
✅ Started to run the first water sample test (Jan. 9, 3:00 PM)
✅ Complete second water sample collections (Jan. 10, 11:15 PM)
✅ Run the second water sample test (Jan. 10, 1:00 PM)
✅ Pass the first water sample test (Jan. 10, 3:00 PM)
Steps remaining to lift the Boil Water Advisory
🧪 Pass the second water sample test (Anticipated Jan. 11, 1:00 PM)