Richmond utility director resigns

Richmond utility director resigns as water crisis under investigation
Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigned a week after water outages paralyzed Virginia‘s capital city. The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.
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During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.
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Richmond replaces utility director as Youngkin, Avula probe water outage
Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.
Richmond announces changes at Utilities department after water crisis
Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.
Department of Public Utilities Director resigns after Richmond water crisis, new interim leadership announced
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
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