Virginia’s Capital Is Under a Boil-Water Advisory After More Water Treatment Operations Issues

Headlines from across the state: New boil water advisory issued in Richmond, months after January water crisis; more ...

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:Health:New boil water advisory issued in Richmond, months after January water crisis. — Virginia Mercury.Politics:National parks face “cloud of uncertainty” in face of cuts. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).Youngkin vetoed bill to make Black history classes mandatory towards graduation. What’s next? — Virginia Mercury.Trump…

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Hanover County announces water is safe to drink amidst Richmond boil water advisory

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Hanover County has announced that residents are not under a boil water advisory at this time in a post on X. According to the county, officials are working closely with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), as well as regional partners in Richmond, to monitor Richmond's water plant. Per the county, water pressure from Richmond to Hanover County is safely above the 20 PSI threshold -- which means a boil water advi…

Richmond issues boil-water advisory for large swaths of the city

RICHMOND — Officials issued a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital city, leaving many residents without drinkable tap water following an operational issue at the city’s water treatment plant for the second time this year. Richmond officials said that the city’s water treatment plant experienced an operational hiccup that clogged some of the plant’s filters. In the morning, the water system had been restored to full producti…

New boil water advisory issued in Richmond, months after January water crisis

Anna Wilson fills jars and bottles from Wayside Spring in the Forest Hill neighborhood during a citywide water outage in Richmond, on Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for the Virginia Mercury)Richmond officials issued a new boil water advisory Tuesday for large swaths of the city, less than six months after a catastrophic water crisis left much of the region without safe drinking water for days. The latest advisory, announced by the …

Virginia's capital is under a boil-water advisory after more water treatment operations issues

Officials are issuing a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital city, leaving many residents without drinkable tap water following an operational issue at the city’s water treatment plant for the second time this year.