VDH report suggests water crisis was caused by years of neglect at Richmond water treatment plant

Virginia Department of Health Reports on Richmond’s Water Crisis

Tweet RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin released Wednesday the final report from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) on the January 2025 water crisis in the City of Richmond and announced a second notice of violation against the city that requires the implementation of a Corrective Action Plan.  “The disruption of a safe and reliable water supply in Richmond this past January never should have happened,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “M…

State faults Richmond for water failures and demands corrective action • Virginia Mercury

Richmond resident Kyle Levesque takes water samples from Wayside Spring in the Forest Hill neighborhood to be tested during a citywide water outage in Richmond, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for the Virginia Mercury)The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) on Wednesday issued a blistering final report on the January water crisis that left Richmond residents and businesses without clean drinking water for days — and delivered a seco…

Report: Richmond winter storm water crisis 'completely avoidable'

(The Center Square) – The water crisis that gripped the Richmond area in January, leaving the capital waterless for days, was “completely avoidable,” according to a new report.

Governor Youngkin vows action after Richmond water report

VDH's reports on Richmond's water crisis cite avoidable operational and infrastructure failures. Steps are underway for future prevention.

Youngkin criticizes Richmond city in report on water system failure

Trump cancels Richmond's $12M water plant grant

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