Richmond residents sought out the city’s natural springs during water crisis
Richmond’s recent water crisis left residents scrambling for drinkable water for days after a winter storm knocked out power at the water treatment plant, triggering a backup system failure and major flooding.
Richmond under a boil water advisory, some residents without water
The city of Richmond is under a boil water advisory and residents are being urged to conserve water use after a power outage at the city's water treatment facility early Monday. Why it matters: Some city residents have no water because of the outage.
Richmond councilmembers question water crisis, city hires firm for investigation
Richmond City officials have hired an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation of what led to the recent water crisis.
Richmond announces ‘Water Recovery Week,’ encourages residents to support local businesses that closed during the water crisis
Earlier this month, dozens of local businesses were impacted by the widespread water crisis. City leaders are encouraging residents to go out and support local shops and restaurants starting Friday, Jan.
Small businesses react to Water Recovery Week post water crisis
Mayor Danny Avula and other city leaders hope water recovery week will be a way for residents and businesses to get support after being impacted by the water crisis, but owners and managers say it’s not enough.
VDH cites Richmond with alleged violations for failing to prevent water crisis
The City of Richmond could have prevented the crisis with better preparation, by verifying critical equipment was functional before the storm event, ensuring sufficient staffing was physically present at the WTP in the event of a power outage,
Richmond Schools works to fix payroll issues, will pay staff for week of water crisis
Richmond Public Schools announced its plans to fix payroll issues some of its workforce has been seeing, including taxes being over-withheld. It also promised to pay staff for the week of Richmond's water crisis,
City encouraging residents to support local businesses impacted by water crisis
The City of Richmond encourages residents to buy locally from businesses impacted by the water crisis earlier this month.
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Boil water advisory lifted for Richmond, Henrico and Hanover; water deemded safe to drink
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond region's water crisis ended on Saturday after Richmond Mayor Danny Avula said the Virginia ...
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Richmond's under a boil water advisory, and some residents don't have water at all
Richmond is under a boil water advisory and officials are urging residents to conserve water use after a power outage at the ...
'Continue to boil water': Richmond residents urged to conserve water after plant operations disrupted
Richmond, Virginia residents were told Wednesday to "continue to boil water" until city officials could get operations back ...
Virginia officials lift Richmond’s boil-water advisory
Virginia officials lifted a boil-water advisory in Richmond on Saturday, days after problems caused by a winter storm hit the city’s century-old water production plant.
Richmond water boil advisory ‘unlikely’ to lift before Friday
Having not showered for days himself, Richmond Mayor Danny Avula met with members of the media Wednesday morning to provide a ...
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Immediate boil water advisory issued for Richmond, residents should limit water use
The afternoon of Monday, Jan. 6, city officials announced that an immediate boil water advisory was in effect across Richmond. Residents should not only conserve water, but if they must use it ...
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Richmond’s water system fully operational, boil advisory still in place
RICHMOND — The city’s main reservoir filled overnight and the water distribution system was at full pressure Thursday morning, officials said, but a water-boil advisory could remain in place ...
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Richmond under immediate boil water advisory, outages reported across city
RICHMOND, Va. — The City of Richmond has issued a boil water advisory immediately and until further notice for all residents. This advisory comes after a winter weather storm-related loss of ...
Richmond’s boil water advisory lifted Saturday
The Virginia Department of Health lifted Richmond’s boil water advisory, Mayor Danny Avula announced Saturday morning, after ...
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Richmond water outage: Boil advisory could extend beyond Friday
RICHMOND, Va. — Many Richmond residents and businesses are reaching the 48-hour mark of having no running water. Mayor Danny Avula said Wednesday the city's boil water advisory will likely ...