West Virginia Water Treatment plant shutdown News

$4M West Virginia Diesel Spill Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval

A judge has given preliminary approval to a $4 million class action settlement over a January 2015 tanker truck diesel fuel spill in southern West Virginia that briefly shut down tap water supplies for about 12,000 people. According to The …

Water Being Restored in West Virginia Town Affected by Diesel Spill

Officials in southeastern West Virginia began turning the water back on Monday evening for about 12,000 Lewisburg area residents who lost service after a diesel fuel spill. The Bureau of Public Health notified the city it could restart its water …

Diesel Fuel Spill in West Virginia Leaves 12,000 Residents, Businesses without Water

Schools, restaurants and businesses in the Lewisburg, West Virginia area were closed Monday and about 12,000 people were without water following a diesel fuel spill that prompted a shutdown of the city’s treatment plant and intakes to avoid contamination. City …