Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.

In an update on Richmond's water service and the city's water treatment plant, Mayor Danny Avula announced Wednesday morning that he thought it was unlikely that the boil water advisory would be lifted before Friday.

The Virginia Department of Health lifted Richmond’s boil water advisory, Mayor Danny Avula announced Saturday morning, after two tests of the city’s water confirmed it was safe to drink. Boil water advisories in neighboring counties Hanover,

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.

The release from city officials also announced new leadership at DPU, with Anthony “Scott” Morris, DBA, PE, to now serve as the Interim Director of DPU. Morris, a U.S. Navy ve