A water main break in Kanawha City, on Feb. 22, 2024, has caused water outages for businesses, including the Kanawha City Mall, schools, including Kanawha City Elementary School, as well as residents from Kanawha City east to as far as Campbells Creek, according to some reports.
A water main break in Kanawha City, on Feb. 22, 2024, has caused water outages for businesses, including the Kanawha City Mall, schools, including Kanawha City Elementary School, as well as residents from Kanawha City east to as far as Campbells Creek, according to some reports.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission Consumer Advocate Division has questioned a PSC staff recommendation to exclude West Virginia American Water from a staff-proposed $70 million hydrant replacement grant program. West Virginia American Water is the state s largest investor-owned utility, but some publicly owned utilities have higher operating revenues per hydrant than WVAW.
Public Service Commission staff has proposed launching a $70 million grant program for statewide hydrant replacements aimed at helping small utilities. Data show big utilities operate a higher percentage of hydrants in need of replacement.