HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Hanover County officials provided an update Wednesday afternoon as some residents continue to face little or no water pressure in their homes.
The county issued a boil water advisory for areas east of I-95 Tuesday afternoon after transitioning to an alternative water supply from Richmond's water began to cause low pressure and interruptions. Residents across the county are still urged to conserve water.
WATCH: Full update from Hanover County officials
When will the water come back on in Hanover County?
Hanover County Public Utilities Director Matt Longshore said Richmond is repressurizing their system and continuing to fill the Byrd Park reservoir, which is bringing "more of their pressure zones online."
"So what that means for Hanover is we are starting to see some of the benefits of them pressurizing their system," Longshore said. "Some of the water that they're sending through the reservoir is coming Hanover's way now, and we have begun the pressure restoration process in the Mechanicsville area."
But officials acknowledged that the "process will take some time" as pipelines, storage tanks and other infrastructure are filled.
"We're hopeful to start bringing system pressures back up in the Mechanicsville area, hopefully early tomorrow into later on tomorrow (Thursday). So again, we're early on in the process, but we are starting to see some of the water flow back into our system, and residents are starting to see some of that at their homes in the Mechanicsville area."
Officials stressed that a Boil Water Advisory will remain in effect for residents east of Interstate 95 "for the foreseeable few days while we start to return system pressures back to normal."
"We will be doing quite a bit of testing throughout the system after system pressures have been fully restored," Longshore said. "We are still urging residents to conserve water as services is starting to be restored in their area."
Where to get water in Hanover County
The county is opening four water distribution locations today, Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Residents can pick up bottled water at Atlee High School (9414 Atlee Station Rd) and Cold Harbor Elementary (6740 Cold Harbor Rd) beginning at 12 p.m.
Residents can fill containers at the Hanover County Government Complex (7516 County Complex Rd) and Bass Pro Shop (11550 Lakeridge Pkwy) from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents who are unable to leave their home and need assistance or those who have questions can call 804-365-6024.
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