Virginia American Water Draft Demand-Side Management Plan

City of Hopewell Demand Side Management Plan

Virginia American Water (VAW) is committed to providing safe and reliable water service to its customers in the Hopewell service district and throughout the state of Virginia. VAW’s Hopewell water system is unique in many ways with its large industrial customer base, production of two grades of water and tidal source. These unique attributes provide numerous challenges from planning to operations. In an effort to ensure an adequate water supply to the customers within the Hopewell water system and in response to the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Order dated July 29, 2011, VAW proposes to implement a demand side management plan for the Hopewell water system. The plan specifically addresses the Commission’s directive to “develop a demand side management plan with input from its various customer classes and submit the plan as part of its next rate case”. Read more.

City of Hopewell Water Conservation Plan

The purpose of this report is to examine possible scenarios that would require a reduction in customer load during extended peak demand periods. To date, Hopewell Operations staff has never--to the knowledge of current staff--had to issue either a voluntary, or mandatory, water conservation notice. However, in addition to complying with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Water Supply Planning Program, implementation of this plan prepares the Hopewell distribution system for the unexpected. Read more.

Demand Side Management Plan Cover Letter from Virginia American Water