Businesses incur losses after chemical spill?

Yes indeed . it was true !

Restaurants and storefronts especially are buzzing again in West Virginia’s capital city, but many still haven’t filled a financial hole after chemicals sullied their running water and forced them to close several days in January.

Owner of Adelphia Sports Bar & Grille in Charleston said “I don’t foresee ever recouping it” Besides, they filed a lawsuit after the Jan. 9 spill, now one of more than 60 civil actions targeting the companies involved..

They had losing $38,000 in sales over eight days due to the spill. Other costs also built up, like buying bottled water for patrons and changing filters in soda and ice machines, as officials required. Bottled water is still served.

The spill left 300,000 people without safe drinking water for four to 10 days, spurring health departments to shut down businesses that depend on clean water, from eateries to salons. Public fear reverberated for weeks afterward, prompting many restaurants to keep cooking with and serving only bottled water. Some still haven’t switched back.

In addition to lawsuits,businesses tried to collect insurance claims, sought government loans and pursued other avenues. But the options available have left some businesses little confidence of recovering what’s been lost. *pity them* L

p/s: That’s the money they lost and they didn’t deserve to lose :’(

Mostly , insurance would not cover the restaurant’s losses. Signs at the Italian eatery still assure that they’re cooking with bottled water. It’s a commitment that the restaurant owner has cost $10,000 over four months in extra bottled water and ice.