Richmond utility director resigns

Richmond utility director resigns as water crisis under investigation
Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigned a week after water outages paralyzed Virginia‘s capital city. The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.
Richmond hopes to open applications for water crisis relief money this week
People and small businesses affected by Richmond's water crisis could be able to start applying for recovery funds by the end of the week, Mayor Avula told Axios in a sit-down interview at City Hall Wednesday.
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'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.
How Did Richmond's Water Crisis Happen?
Richmond residents faced multiple days without running water after a winter storm caused failures at a treatment plant.
Bingham out after Richmond Water Crisis, city announces interim DPU director
Days after the Richmond Water Crisis left thousands in the Richmond region without water, the city has announced a Interim Director of Department of Public Utilities.
Richmond mayor says he doesn't know whether citywide water crisis could've been prevented
During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.
5 things to know as Richmond's water crisis enters Day 4
Richmond's water problems linger, and the repercussions are being felt in the neighboring counties of Hanover and Henrico.
Virginia launches probe into Richmond water crisis as legislature begins work
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that the state has already launched an investigation into last week’s water crisis in Richmond through the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,
Richmond replaces utility director as Youngkin, Avula probe water outage
Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.
Richmond announces changes at Utilities department after water crisis
Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.
Why Richmond's water crisis feels eerily familiar to this property owner
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Pump fails at Richmond water treatment plant as city struggles with increased demand post-crisis
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As Richmond grapples with higher-than-typical water demand following a six-day water crisis, the city’s water treatment plant has experienced another setback.
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Lawmakers gavel in, gavel out as Richmond’s water crisis drags on
“The situation with interruption of Richmond’s water supply and the crisis that has ensued I know has caused substantial anger and frustration with so many people here in the city, and it’s ...
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While Richmond weathers a new water crisis, Orange County prepares to deal with an old one
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Why do some Henrico residents still get their water from Richmond?
Last week’s water crisis in Richmond, which spilled over to Henrico since much of Eastern and Northern Henrico receive their ...
As Richmond got water crisis updates, this massive mural took center stage
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Henrico plans to rely less on Richmond water system following catastrophic city infrastructure failure
A recent water crisis in the City of Richmond served as a wake-up call to leaders in the neighboring Henrico County who have ...
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Henrico County leaders hold first meeting since water crisis, speak about steps moving forward
Henrico County leaders held a meeting Tuesday night and spoke about their steps moving forward after the Richmond water ...