Richmond Water Crisis One Year Later: Mayor Confident in Progress, Customer Rate Hikes Likely

Williams: Mayor Avula, the water crisis behind him, must now weather ICE

Even without a water crisis to contend with, Avula's plate is overflowing. Like all Richmond mayors, he's learning fast: It's one battle after another, writes Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Michael Paul Williams. Among the external battles is the Trump administration's heedless mass deportation push

A year after Richmond water crisis, leaders tout improvements, hold out hope for state funding

The Richmond water treatment facility, which experienced catastrophic failure last year that left residents without water for days, pictured on Jan. 5, 2026. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)One year after backup power systems at the city of Richmond’s water treatment plant failed to switch on following a winter storm and left residents without water for days, city officials showcased plant repairs and new protocols on Monday, and highli…

Mayor Avula highlights improvements to Richmond's water system one year after water crisis

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 water crisis one year later: Mayor confident in progress, customer rate hikes likely

RICHMOND, Va. Richmond Mayor Danny Avula says with new leadership, operating procedures, and equipment in place at the water treatment plant, the city is well-positioned to avoid future emergencies like the water crisis that impacted much of the region one year ago.Im really proud of what the team has done in under 12 months," Avula said in an interview with reporter Tyler Layne.In the time since January 6, 2025 when a weather-related power outa…

Richmond leaders highlight plant upgrades on one-year anniversary of water outage

The Richmond water treatment plant, along the James River just north of the Powhite Parkway bridge. (Jonathan Spiers photos) It was a year ago today that what became known as the Richmond water crisis began. An overnight snowstorm on Jan. 6, 2025 knocked out power at the city’s century-old water treatment plant, starting a snowball of events that left hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in the region without water for days. Twelve …

Special edition: One year after the water crisis, have things improved?

With tomorrow marking one year since the water went out in Richmond, reporter Graham Moomaw looked into how the plant has changed since.A year after water crisis, Richmond officials express confidence in revamped treatment plantRichmond Mayor Danny Avula said that after what he went through at the plant a year ago, he felt “a little bit of PTSD” when he recently returned.But what he saw on that site visit, the mayor said, was vastly different fr…