Richmond Mayor Danny Avula is holding a press conference Friday morning in which he plans to address updates on water service, the city water treatment plant, tests of the water and preparation ahead of the expected winter storm.

Richmond city officials confirmed that the first round of water safety tests is free from harmful bacteria, bringing them one step closer to lifting the boil water advisory by Saturday afternoon.

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

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula shared Thursday that all nine zones served by Richmond’s water system are fully pressurized, and that the boil water advisory could be lifted by Friday or Saturday, pending water quality tests.

As the water crisis in Richmond and surrounding area looks to be nearing an end, here’s a look at what happened this week: 7:30 A.M. Richmond’s water treatment plant experiences a power outage. This automatically triggers a secondary power system — but the transfer switch didn’t work.

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,

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula announced the city's water system is now fully pressurized in all nine zones The first step in lifting the boil water advisory involves testing multiple samples across the system,

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