Is Chesterfield County impacted by the recent ongoing water issues?
Jan 07, 2025
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- After the recent boil water advisory in Richmond, Chesterfield County confirmed that the county's water supply is safe.
On Monday, Jan. 6, Chesterfield County announced that its water supply levels are normal and that the county's water is safe to consume.
According to Chesterfield County's website, the county's public utilities department was notified about the power outage at the Richmond facility and was advised to limit water usage from Richmond on Monday morning.
Around 4 p.m. on Monday, the county isolated its water distribution from Richmond's water supply ahead of the city's conservation and boil advisory.
In its statement, a Chesterfield County spokesperson said:
Chesterfield is fortunate to have multiple water sources, so starting in the early morning hours Monday—when tank levels were still normal at the Richmond plant—the county began to pull more water from the Appomattox River Water Authority. Chesterfield was able to seamlessly transition to another water source because of the redundancies in its system, thanks to purposeful investment and vigilant maintenance of its water infrastructure.
A Chesterfield County spokesperson in a release on Monday
The county supplies water to approximately 123,000 customers in a population of 360,000. The City of Richmond's water plant is one of three that Chesterfield County uses as a water source. According to Chesterfield County, the Richmond water plant typically provides 20% of the county's water.