Virginia American Water Begins Water Main Replacement in Hopewell to Improve Reliability, Fire Protection

Virginia American Water today announced the start of the latest in a series of water main upgrades in Hopewell to enhance water quality, improve service reliability and increase flows for fire protection. The cost of the water system improvements is approximately $84,000.

Beginning this week, Virginia American Water is replacing approximately 600 feet of undersized one-inch and two-inch galvanized water main along West Cawson Street between North 11th Avenue and North 12th Avenue and to the end of the West Cawson Street cul de sac. New six-inch and eight-inch ductile iron cement-lined pipe will replace pipe that dates back to 1950 and has reached the end of its useful life.

This project follows four other pipeline upgrades that Virginia American Water previously announced this year in Hopewell, along South 12^th, Mohawk, Byrd and Dublin streets.

Crews will work weekdays between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The estimated duration of the project is four weeks. During the project, some residents of West Cawson Street might experience limited inconvenience as the construction crews work near their driveway entrances. Crews will work as quickly as possible to shorten the length of any temporary inconveniences.

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 more than 300,000 people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than approximately 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in more than 30 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.