RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Just one day before the first anniversary of the Richmond area crisis, Mayor Danny Avula and the city of Richmond have highlighted improvements to the city’s water system.
Richmond area water crisis
The first winter storm of 2025 hit Virginia on Jan. 5 and caused a power outage at Richmond’s city reservoir system, resulting in a malfunction on Jan. 6.
That malfunction had a ripple effect across the area, impacting residents throughout the city of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Hanover and Goochland, leaving them with little to no water.
The immediate impact of the crisis lasted six days, and all boil water advisories were lifted. In the aftermath, questions were raised as to how this could have happened, with the city and related agencies launching investigations…