Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigned a week after water outages paralyzed Virginia‘s capital city. The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.

Days after the Richmond Water Crisis left thousands in the Richmond region without water, the city has announced a Interim Director of Department of Public Utilities.

During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.

We need water to do almost anything – to drink, to bathe, to wash our clothes. But what if all of that suddenly had to stop?

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that the state has already launched an investigation into last week’s water crisis in Richmond through the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,

Richmond's water problems linger, and the repercussions are being felt in the neighboring counties of Hanover and Henrico.

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