Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.

In an update on Richmond's water service and the city's water treatment plant, Mayor Danny Avula announced Wednesday morning that he thought it was unlikely that the boil water advisory would be lifted before Friday.

The director of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities resigned Wednesday and will be replaced by a state water official in the interim, per a city news release. Why it matters: The outgoing DPU director April Bingham was heavily criticized for her management of the city's week-long water crisis,

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula provided an update in the morning on Tuesday on the city's effort to restore a city water treatment plant that experienced a malfunction after a power outage, causing a boil water advisory and water service disruptions for others.

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

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.