RICHMOND, Va. — Five days into what’s become a regionwide water crisis, some Richmond City Councilmembers are raising questions and concerns of their own and supporting calls for a third-party investigation into what caused tens of thousands of residents and business owners to go without water for an extended period of time.
This week, CBS 6 has uncovered documents and spoken to experts suggesting potential prevention failures and prior knowledge of water plant concerns within the Richmond Department of Public Utilities.
The head of the Virginia Department of Health’s office that regulates the water plant told CBS 6 there appears to be regulatory noncompliance on the city’s part related to the crisis…