2015 Dunbar Main Break
Business Claim Option

You or someone else in your
household should complete this form if:

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You owned a
business

(meaning a commercial business or non-profit entity) at any time between June 23, 2015, and July 1, 2015, your business was provided tap water service from West Virginia American Water and conducted operations at real property located in the “Class Area” covered by the class action settlement depicted on the map located on the website;

AND
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Your business experienced Loss of Use of property

meaning any impairment in the ability to use property or any of the faucets or appliances therein (like showers, baths, sinks, toilets, dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerator or other water dispensers and ice makers) as a result of an interruption or interruptions in water service between June 23, 2015, and July 1, 2015, which lasted, in total, for at least twenty-four hours;

AND
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You are requesting
a Simple Claim
payment

on behalf of your Business as explained below. The Simple Claim option is explained in the Notice and in the FAQs on the website.

File a Simple Claim Form

"With Evidence" Claims

If your Business can provide receipts and/or business records of expenses (such as purchases of bottled water) and/or losses such as lost profits or lost inventory that total more than $525 from the period between June 23, 2015, and July 1, 2015, then you may want to submit a "With Evidence" Claim Form (rather than a Simple Claim Form).

Depending on the loss, your records and receipts show, you may be eligible for a payment of up to $1,525.

File a "With Evidence" Claim Form
Questions

Questions? If you have questions about which claim form to file, contact the Settlement Administrator for assistance by calling 1-877-537-1084 or submitting a question via Contact Us.

Completing
This Form

If you complete this form and request a simple claim payment, your Business may not seek any other type of recovery under this Settlement. Only one Claim Form may be submitted per business property location. If your Business operated at multiple locations within the West Virginia American Water service area, you should submit a Claim Form for each separate Eligible Business Location. If you operated your business from a Residential Location, you may submit only one Claim Form – a Business Form or a Residential Form, but not both. If more than one independent business operated at the same property location, each Business may submit a separate Claim Form. Please see the Instructions for more information.

You are encouraged to complete and submit this Claim Form online through the process described on this site. If you need to mail the Claim Form it must be submitted no later than August 22, 2025 ("the Claims Submission Deadline").

Mail the Claim Form to:
2015 Dunbar Main Break Class Action, P.O. Box 4227
Charleston, WV 25364

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM. THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

What Happens
After I Submit
This Claim Form?

For detailed information,
read the FAQs.

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    The Settlement Administrator will review and verify your claim. The Court appointed the Settlement Administrator who is responsible for carrying out all the functions necessary to review the claims promptly and fairly. The Settlement Administrator is responsible for confirming all claims' eligibility and auditing claim submissions as necessary.

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    If your Business is at an Eligible Business Location and you submit a valid Simple Claim Form for a qualifying claim, you may receive a payment for your Business. The payment amounts will be determined after all Claims have been submitted and reviewed by the Settlement Administrator. Each Business with a qualifying Simple Claim that submits a valid Simple Claim Form will receive up to $525.

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    Under the terms of the Settlement, you, on behalf of the Business, are releasing all claims any member of the Business has or may in the future have against WVAW arising from or related to the June 2015 West Relay Main Break.

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    When will I receive payment? The Settlement Administrator will be able to distribute payments after the Court issues a final approval order – that is, an order approving the Settlement that has become final, including any appeals - and after the Settlement Administrator receives and reviews all the claims. If the parties all agree and can demonstrate to the Court that any appeals do not affect payments to Class Members, the Court may decide to allow payments to some Class Members while appeals, if any, are pending. The Court has scheduled a final approval hearing on September 11, 2025 at 9 am.