{"id":8053,"date":"2025-05-28T11:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=8053"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:03:29","slug":"2-hour-reporting-requirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/2-hour-reporting-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Hour Reporting Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2-Hour Reporting of Critical Equipment Failure\/Malfunction or Contaminant Release Number: 1-866-531-3068 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Report as a Drinking Water Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: At this time, the FAQs and other information shared on this website are ODW&#8217;s best understanding and advice on the new reporting requirements of Code of Virginia \u00a7 32.1-174.5 and are subject to change. \u00a0Each waterworks owner has the ultimate responsibility to read, understand, and follow the law.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1756319738266-929edd0e-0961-4a1f-86e8-86746b8b1624_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1756319738266-929edd0e-0961-4a1f-86e8-86746b8b1624_1.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1756319738266-929edd0e-0961-4a1f-86e8-86746b8b1624_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1756319738266-929edd0e-0961-4a1f-86e8-86746b8b1624_1-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Relevant Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"OWAe6976267-27c2-b4bc-1b1e-6dcfdcddc2a7\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter6\/section32.1-174.5\/\" href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter6\/section32.1-174.5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a7 32.1-174.5. Mandatory reporting of contaminant releases and equipment failures and malfunctions<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2-hour-Reporting-FAQs-8.25.25-version.pdf\">2 Hour Reporting FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/Updated-2-Hour-Reporting-Flow-Chart-5.pdf\">2 Hour Reporting Flowchart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=T8LJ4DWKHYKMA8YM\">MOR Submittal Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Training:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/Regulatory-Update-Mandatory-Reporting-of-Waterworks-Failures-and-Malfunctions-20250617-1502-1.mp4\">June 17th 2025 2 Hour Reporting Webinar Recording<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/Slides-2-Hour-Reporting-Webinar-6.17.25.pdf\">June 17th 2025 2 Hour Reporting Webinar Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/video.vt.edu\/media\/August+Virtual+Water+Quality+Broadcast+-+VDH+Regulatory+Update\/1_3fdqpnw5\">August 13th 2025 Regulatory Update Recording<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1.-Regulatory-Update-Presentation-8.13.25-2.pdf\">August 13th 2025 Regulatory Update Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More Guidance and Policy Coming Soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2-Hour Reporting of Critical Equipment Failure\/Malfunction or Contaminant Release Number: 1-866-531-3068 Report as a Drinking Water Emergency &nbsp; 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