RICHMOND, Va — Richmond City officials have hired an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation of what led to the recent water crisis that left the city and some surrounding counties without drinkable water for nearly a week.
A contract with the company HNTB was secured Tuesday afternoon. Julian Walker, a spokesperson for Richmond Mayor Danny Avula’s Office, said it’ll cost $234,000.
A representative of HNTB, Jason Hoff, attended a council committee meeting Wednesday afternoon to answer questions about the scope of the probe…