Press Releases

Virginia American Water today announced its charitable giving for 2025, which provided more than $20,500 through grants, general charitable contributions and programming support to nine...

Annual Flushing starts Monday, March 30 Alexandria, VA – March 27, 2026 – Beginning next week, Virginia American Water will perform flushing of its water distribution systems to continue to...

Annual Flushing starts Monday, March 30 Alexandria, VA – March 27, 2026 – Beginning next week, Virginia American Water will perform flushing of its water distribution systems to continue to...

Alexandria, VA, (March 20, 2026) – Beginning the week of March 23, Virginia American Water will begin a $500,000 infrastructure upgrade project in Dale City, replacing 620 feet of aging main...

Alexandria, VA – March 18, 2026 – Virginia American Water is recognizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Fix a Leak Week 2026 by sharing simple, practical tips customers can use

Alexandria, VA, (March 13, 2026) – Beginning the week of March 16, Virginia American Water will begin a $1.9 million infrastructure upgrade project in Alexandria replacing 2,800 feet of main on...

Strengthening System Reliability and Delivering High-Quality Water for Customers Alexandria, VA – MARCH 9, 2026 – Virginia American Water announced today its 2025 summary of investments for...

Alexandria, VA, (March 6, 2026) – Beginning the week of March 9, Virginia American Water is planning to begin a $3 million infrastructure upgrade project in Alexandria replacing 5,000 feet of...

Alexandria, VA. (February 16, 2026) – Virginia American Water is planning to begin a $1.5 million infrastructure upgrade project in Alexandria on Commonwealth Avenue. “Investing in our...

Alexandria, VA (February 9, 2026) – Beginning at 12:30 p.m. on February 9, Virginia American Water is LIFTING the boil water advisory for customers in the Princedale neighborhood of Prince...

Alexandria, VA (February 7, 2026) – Virginia American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for 141 customers in Prince William County. The advisory impacts customers in the...

Alexandria, V.A. (December 3, 2025) -- As winter approaches, Virginia American Water reminds customers to prepare their home and pipes, providing handy tips to help avoid costly repairs and...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 3, 2025) – Virginia American Water recognizes that customers may be facing financial challenges related to the government shutdown. The company offers...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 3, 2025) – Virginia American Water filed a request today with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for new rates, reflecting more than $115 million...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – September 30, 2025 – Virginia American Water is proud to announce that its Prince William wastewater team received the Virginia Water Environment Association’s...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – July 17, 2025 – Virginia American Water President Laura Runkle joined a cohort of American Water state presidents and senior executives to meet with Members of Congress...

ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 20, 2025) – The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater...

Alexandria, VA – May 23, 2025 – Virginia American Water will begin its annual fire hydrant flushing program starting on Monday, May 26...

Alexandria, VA – April 24, 2025 – Today, Virginia American Water began the annual water treatment from combined chlorine to free chlorine in the City of Hopewell, as well as the subdivisions...

Alexandria, VA – APRIL 21, 2025 – Virginia American Water is highlighting National Work Zone Awareness Week, an annual campaign that promotes safe driving in highway work zones from April...

Alexandria, VA - March 26, 2025 – Laura Runkle, President of Virginia American Water, issued the following statement in response to the grades of C- for water and D+ for water and wastewater in...

Alexandria, VA – March 24, 2025 – Virginia American Water announced today that its 2024 investments in water and wastewater system upgrades totaled more than $42 million throughout its service...

Alexandria, VA - March 24, 2025 – Virginia American Water will begin routine flushing of its water distribution system in Alexandria and Dale City, beginning Monday, March 31 and is anticipated...

Alexandria, VA – MARCH 18, 2025 – Virginia American Water highlights U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Fix a Leak Week 2025 by providing tips to help customers find and fix leaks...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 27, 2025) – The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a settlement for new water and wastewater rates for Virginia American Water. The approved rates...