The City of Harrisonburg has ended the mandatory water conservation order as the amount of treated water has returned to safe levels.
The restrictions ended at noon today.
The plant is now running at 100 percent capacity, and sufficient water is in storage.
The city’s issues began more than one week ago after heavy rains led to significant debris in the city’s water sources that hampered the ability to quickly treat water and prepare it for use by customers.
A mandatory conservation order was issued to ensure enough water would remain available to community members as crews at the water treatment plant worked to return the facility to full service.
Harrisonburg City Council declared a local emergency on Friday in relation to concerns over available treated water. That local emergency is expected to be rescinded at the next City Council meeting.
“We are very grateful for everything our community did to reduce how much water they used, which gave us enough time to address our needs and get back to where we had to be as a water provider,” said Mike Collins, Harrisonburg Director of Public Utilities. “So many of our customers, especially some of our local businesses, industry and agriculture facilities, stepped up to significantly reduce their usage.
“We got very important support from our colleagues at Rockingham County. And our team worked incredibly hard, non-stop day and night to overcome these obstacles. We just want to say thank you to everyone who contributed the last few days.”
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