More than 115 hours after announcing a boil advisory, Richmond officials on Saturday morning declared the city’s water supply safe to drink.
Mayor Danny Avula gives a news conference in Richmond on Saturday about lifting the boil water advisory. Avula expressed gratitude toward city workers who have labored tirelessly since Monday morning to restore potable water to Richmonders.
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The Richmond Water Treatment Plant is seen from the air on Tuesday. Operations at the plant broke down on Monday, cutting off city water and resulting in a boil water advisory for Richmond, as well as water pressure and quality issues in the counties of Goochland, Hanover and Henrico.
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Danny Avula answers a question about Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham.
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Cars sit at North Laburnum Avenue and Watts Lane in Henrico County on Wednesday, waiting to get into the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, where water was being distributed amid low pressures in the eastern half of the county.
Cars sit at North Laburnum Avenue and Watts Lane in Henrico County on Wednesday, waiting to get into the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, where water was being distributed amid low pressures in the eastern half of the county.
A person exits a portable toilet at Richmond International Airport on Wednesday. The restrooms inside the airport were closed for multiple days because of the water outage in the region.
A person exits a portable toilet at Richmond International Airport on Wednesday. The restrooms inside the airport were closed for multiple days because of the water outage in the region.
Mayor Danny Avula walks through a water distribution site at Southside Plaza on Friday.
Mayor Danny Avula gives a news conference in Richmond on Saturday about lifting the boil water advisory.
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Richmond Sheriff's Deputies deliver water to Midtown Green, one of the city's water distribution sites, on Jan. 7, 2025.
Mayor Danny Avula on Tuesday morning discusses the efforts of crews to repair Richmond’s water treatment plant.
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Mayor Avula speaks about communication during the ongoing water boil advisory, Wednesday, Jan. 2025.
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