{"id":21821,"date":"2025-01-07T09:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?p=21821"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:48:23","slug":"richmond-and-henrico-health-districts-provide-guidance-for-city-of-richmond-boil-water-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/01\/07\/richmond-and-henrico-health-districts-provide-guidance-for-city-of-richmond-boil-water-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Provide Guidance for City of Richmond Boil Water Advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND, Va. \u2013 Effective Monday, January 6, the City of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, has issued a <u><a id=\"OWA6154012c-799c-2dab-4ad1-f644377210c6\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW72848201 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rva.gov\/press-releases-and-announcements\/news\/city-richmond-issues-immediate-boil-water-advisory-and\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rva.gov\/press-releases-and-announcements\/news\/city-richmond-issues-immediate-boil-water-advisory-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Boil Water Advisory<\/a><\/u> immediately and until further notice for residents served by the City of Richmond\u2019s water system. This includes all residents in the city of Richmond. It is urgent that impacted residents take conservation steps immediately and boil water before consuming it.<\/p>\n<p>All residents of Richmond and commercial businesses on city water must follow the\u202f<u><a id=\"OWAc0dfa074-33bd-74f0-ecb4-4b688e73d41f\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW72848201 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/boil-water-faqs\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/boil-water-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">guidance of boiling all water<\/a><\/u>\u202funtil the Boil Water Advisory is lifted. Bring water to a rolling boil for at least a minute and then let it cool before using.<\/p>\n<p>This advisory comes after a winter weather storm-related loss of power today impacted the City of Richmond\u2019s water reservoir system, causing the system to temporarily malfunction. Capacity restoration services are currently underway.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a checklist for safe water use during this time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not drink tap water during this boil water alert.<\/li>\n<li>Do not drink from water fountains in parks, public or private buildings that receive water from the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use ice made from water today.<\/li>\n<li>Discard the ice and sanitize the ice machine and\/or ice trays. Likewise, do not use water or dispensed directly from a refrigerator.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use tap water to make drinks, juices, or fountain soft drinks.<\/li>\n<li>Do not wash your dishes using tap water \u2013 use boiled water or use paper plates for the next few days.<\/li>\n<li>Do not wash your fruits and vegetables with tap water \u2013 use boiled or bottled water.<\/li>\n<li>Do not brush your teeth with tap water &#8212; use boiled or bottled water.<\/li>\n<li>Do not cook with tap water, unless your food will be boiled vigorously for one minute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts strongly advise that people take the following steps to prevent illness from contaminated water:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover any scratches, cuts, or open wounds when taking a shower.<\/li>\n<li>When washing dishes using boiled water, let the water cool until hands can comfortably be inserted and immerse dishes, then let them air dry. Alternately, bottled water can be used, or use one tablespoon of unscented bleach per gallon of clean water (no detergents).\u202fDo not\u202fuse your dishwasher to wash dishes, as it uses the same public water system. \u201cSingle-use\u201d items (paper plates, etc.) are an option.<\/li>\n<li>Do not rely on household filters that are purchased over the counter as they will not remove bacteria from the water. Most filters use carbon, and those filters do a good job of taking out taste and odors but do not take out other contaminants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please visit the City of Richmond\u202f<u><a id=\"OWA185b6587-1d81-8339-e5e9-de4a4f5f37ae\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW72848201 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rva.gov\/press-releases-and-announcements\/news\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rva.gov\/press-releases-and-announcements\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">website<\/a><\/u> for updated information on the Boil Water Advisory.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND, Va. \u2013 Effective Monday, January 6, the City of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, has issued a Boil Water Advisory immediately and until further notice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"modified_by":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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