Richmond residents have either had no water or low water pressure since a winter storm caused a power outage that disrupted the city's water reservoir system. Other technical issues have delayed restoration of water levels,

In an update provided by Henrico County at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, officials said the entire county is under a boil water advisory until further notice. This comes

"There there could've been better communication was the notification that we received from the city of Richmond. It took a number of hours to get that information and we were not able to fill our system as much as we would've liked to,

Henrico is under a state of emergency as the eastern portion of the county is experiencing low or no water pressure, county manager John Vithoulkas said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Why it matters: The declaration allows the county to access additional resources to quickly deliver water to residents,

Henrico declared a local state of emergency after a water main break rendered nearly half of the county without water or with low water pressure levels Tuesday morning.

Eastern Henrico residents and airport travelers continue to deal with low water pressure while county leaders work to solve the problem.

Henrico County has issued a state of local emergency following water issues in the east end. During a Tuesday morning press conference, officials said this would allow the county to quickly distribute resources to schools,