Jan. 10 Newsletter: Two crucial hours at the water plant
Plus, Fox Elementary celebrates a rebuilding milestone, and more on the ongoing water crisis as we near the end of the boil water advisory.
Michael Phillips
Jan. 9 Newsletter: Waking up to water
A busy day in the water crisis led to a number of postponements, suburban impacts, and ultimately progress at the water plant.
Water returns, but Avula urges conservation to help lift boil advisory
In a best-case scenario, the boil water advisory could be lifted on Friday. "Yes, get cleaned up, but don’t take excessively long showers," Avula said.
VCU will play tonight's basketball game without fans
"We wanted to wait as long as possible but water service has not returned to the Siegel Center, despite assurances throughout the last two days that it would."
Jan. 8 Newsletter: Water crisis enters Day 3
“A lot of people are scared. It’s cold outside. This is very new.” Hear from Richmonders impacted by the water crisis, as well as local business owners, in today's newsletter.
Another day, another delay as Richmond waits for water to return
Tuesday brought an increased realization that full restoration of the city’s main water plant is becoming an increasingly complex and involved operation.
Crews continue work to restore Richmond's water supply
A power outage triggered a failure that led to portions of the city being without working water.
