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

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that the state has already launched an investigation into last week’s water crisis in Richmond through the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,

Richmond's Director of Department of Public Utilities resigned her post effective Wednesday and an interim director was appointed, according to a news release from the city. Why it matters: The outgoing DPU director April Bingham was in charge of the department during the city's week-long water crisis.