City News

Press Releases and Announcements

Testing Timeline

firsttestpassed

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)