Richmond residents react to boil water advisory, outages amid winter storm: 'Hopefully it'll be OK'

Richmond’s residents take matters into their own hands as the city’s boil water advisory continues

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Several residents are taking matters into their own hands to deal with the Richmond City boil water advisory. Richmond Mayor Danny Avula provided an update Tuesday morning on the city’s effort to restore the city water treatment plant that experienced a malfunction after a power outage during Sunday’s snowstorm. However, another malfunction is further delaying water service being restored to residents, according to the dep…

Richmond residents react to boil water advisory, outages amid winter storm: 'Hopefully it'll be OK'

RICHMOND, Va. CBS 6 spoke with neighbors after the news broke that Richmond residents are under a boil water advisory. The Mumper family tried to focus on fun in the snow Monday afternoon, but preparations were happening inside their near West End home just in case the water supply ran out.My wife went upstairs and filled up the bathtub," John Mumper said. "We got some water bottles just in case, so we had them.Meanwhile, at a downtown command …

Richmond issues boil water advisory after storm disrupts water system • Virginia Mercury

The city of Richmond on Monday issued an immediate boil water advisory following power outages related to a winter storm in the area. (Courtesy of NBC12)The city of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, issued an immediate boil water advisory on Monday, urging all residents to conserve water and boil it before consumption until further notice. The advisory comes after a winter storm caused a power outage that temporari…

City of Richmond Issues Immediate Boil Water Advisory and Strongly Encourages Residents to Limit Water Usage

7 p.m. update: City aims to resume water production tonight, lift boil advisory within 24-48 hours

Richmond’s residents will remain under a boil water advisory Tuesday, after a power outage caused by a winter storm led equipment to malfunction at the city's water treatment plant off Douglasdale Road.City officials said they are hopeful the system will begin producing water again by 10 p.m. tonight. Once the reservoir fills to a point that restores water pressure, it will begin flowing again to area homes. But the Virginia Department of Health…

Be Safe: Immediate Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Richmond

Source: General / Radio One Heads up: There has been an immediate water boil advisory for the Richmond area as city officials say a power outage at a water treatment facility earlier Monday (Jan 6) resulted in a pump failure. Officials recommend the following for safe water use during this issue Do not drink tap water. Do not drink from water fountains in parks or public or private buildings that receive water from the City of Richmond Departme…