Richmond and Henrico lifted the boil water advisory on Saturday afternoon. Why it matters: That means the city has drinkable water for the first time in nearly five days. Henrico has gone three days without it.

Henrico County officials have lifted the county’s boil water advisory after nearly three days. The end of the advisory came Saturday just after 11:30 a.m., after the second of two bacteriological test

Henrico County issued a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon, on the third day of a regional water emergency triggered by a power outage at Richmond’s water treatment plant on Monday, Jan. 6 caused by a winter storm.

Richmond’s water system continues to improve, Mayor Danny Avula said Friday morning, and the city’s water is fully pressurized and water quality testing is underway. Hanover and Henrico County’s water systems,

A boil water advisory announced on Wednesday, Jan. 9, is still in effect in Henrico County and Goochland County has now followed suit. Officials explained that the advisory was issued because the

Lab tests have confirmed that the water is safe to drink, officials said Saturday. Virginia officials lifted a water-boil advisory in Richmond on Saturday, days after problems caused by a winter storm hit the city’s century-old water production plant.

Officials say that a boil-water advisory in Virginia’s capital will remain in place at least until Saturday morning

John Budesky, Hanover County Administrator, announced the lifting of the boil water advisory for Hanover County and the Richmond area on.

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula shared that the first of two tests of the city’s water system was free from harmful contaminants. While results of tests can take about 24 hours to complete, within 16 hours of collecting yesterday’s sample,