Press Releases

In recognition of Earth Day, Virginia American Water is highlighting the importance of protecting local water resources through environmental stewardship, strategic infrastructure investment, and...

Annual Flushing starts Thursday, April 16 Alexandria, VA – April 13, 2026 – Beginning later this week, Virginia American Water will perform flushing of its water distribution systems to...

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...