In the aftermath of last week's water crisis in Richmond and parts of Henrico, some Eastern Henrico residents this week have reported cloudy or milky water coming from their home faucets. But Henrico officials are reminding them that those are common results of increased pressure in water lines.
Last week’s water crisis in Richmond, which spilled over to Henrico since much of Eastern and Northern Henrico receive their water through the city’s system, has caused some Henrico residents to wonder why they are reliant upon the city’s water supply and not Henrico’s.
The reason
A water main break on East Laburnum Avenue at Reynolds Road has closed travel lanes in eastern Henrico County on Wednesday morning.
"Laburnum Avenue is shut down between Howard Road and Montclair Road until crews can get on scene for mitigation efforts and restore the roadway," a Henrico
Henrico County officials have hired two outside firms to analyze the county’s response to the water crisis that impacted about 24,000 county water customers last week.
Whitman Requardt & Associates and Aqua Law will conduct analyses of the timeline of events that occurred and will evaluate the county’