Richmond Water Crisis: Boil Water Advisory could extend into Saturday
Past inspections cited Richmond water plant for deteriorating equipment Inspection reports obtained by CBS 6 revealed that Richmond's Department of Public Utilities has been previously cited for failures related to its emergency planning and deteriorating equipment.
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's water crisis: 115 hours without drinkable water
How a meager snowstorm could cripple Richmond's water supply for six calendar days is still being investigated. Here's a timeline of how the events unfolded.
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 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.
Richmond hires firms to investigate water crisis
Richmond has contracted with two consulting firms to investigate both the water crisis and the city's emergency response to it. Why it matters: It's one step closer to residents finding out what really happened and why social media seemed to know about the water running out hours before officials informed the public.
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.
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,
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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 boil water advisory lifted Saturday
The Virginia Department of Health lifted Richmond’s boil water advisory, Mayor Danny Avula announced Saturday morning, after ...
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 ...
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WATCH: Richmond Mayor Danny Avula says boil water advisory could be lifted as soon as Wednesday
Richmond Mayor Danny Avula provided an update in the morning on Tuesday on the city’s effort to restore a city water treatment plant that experienced a malfunction after a power outage, ...
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Richmond’s water fully pressurized, boil advisory could be lifted Friday or Saturday
The mayor also shed light on the series of events at the water plant that led to major flooding inside the building and days without access to drinking water for residents.
Boil water advisory in effect in Henrico ‘until further notice’
Henrico County issued a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon, on the third day of a regional water emergency triggered by a power outage at Richmond’s water treatment plant on Monday, Jan. 6 caused ...
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 ...