Broken Water Main in Richmond Successfully Repaired

Richmond water main at 7th and Canal Streets repaired

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond water main at 7th and Canal Streets that caused low water pressure in Henrico County has been repaired, according the city's Department of Public Utilities. According to an announcement by the city on Tuesday, June 3, the water main at 7th and Canal Streets that was discovered to have broken on Thursday, May 29, was fixed. Water service has been fully restored, a city spokesperson said. The repair was suppose…

Broken water main in Richmond successfully repaired

Water service in the City's East End and Henrico County is fully restored after the repair, which was paused Monday as crews experienced difficulty in "isolating the water line."

City pushes back timeline for repairing broken downtown water main

“There was difficulty in isolating the valve, which prevented completing the repair,” a city spokesperson said in an early Monday morning release.

Call It A Crisis, Again.

Handwritten signs on local business in Richmond, VA during a boil water advisory in May 2025.Richmond, Virginia, made national news last week for another water crisis. Last Tuesday, city officials issued a boil water advisory for large parts of the state’s capital city, leaving tens of thousands of residents without drinkable tap water following operational issues or as the city called it “an operational hiccup” at the city’s water treatment pla…