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.

Officials on Monday afternoon issued a boil advisory and "strongly encourage(d)" Richmond residents to "limit water usage" after a power outage impacted the city's water utilities, leading to widespread outages.

Richmond residents are being asked to limit their water use after a power outage at the city’s water reservoir system caused a malfunction on Monday.

Richmond officials announced a boil water advisory Monday afternoon following a power outage at a water treatment facility. The issue is causing ripple effects across the city, including businesses closing and groups asking for donations.