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A fire hydrant being flushed on Broad Street Wednesday morning.
Update on Richmond water and the General Assembly
In an update from Mayor Danny Avula on the Richmond water crisis, he said that five of the eight water pumps at the treatment plant are now working.
He said that the water reservoir has reached seven feet, but they will feel better when it is at 10 feet. Avula said normal levels are 18 feet.
The boil water advisory will stay in place until at least Friday, he said. They will begin testing it once the pressure has increased. They will need two negative tests, 16 hours apart, for water to be considered safe to consume.
As for increasing pressure across the city, they are only using two pumps to send water out while they wait for pressure to build up in their system. Once the pressure has increased, they will then use more pumps to send out water into the city.
Avula said an after-action analysis looking at what happened to cause this crisis will be a priority.
As for the General Assembly, both chambers are convening at 12 p.m. today to gavel into session, as they are constitutionally required to do. They will handle a small amount of business and then go into recess until Monday morning, when they will return to hear Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth address.
The Senate will take up an amendment to extend the prefiling deadline for legislation until Monday at 10 a.m.
You can stream the session meeting on the General Assembly website.
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