State pushing for quicker alerts when water problems occur

State pushing for quicker alerts when water problems occur

With Richmond’s water crisis fresh in their minds, Virginia lawmakers recently approved legislation to require waterworks operators to swiftly notify state regulators about problems that could potentially leave their customers without clean water. The bill approved by the General Assembly would require the Virginia Department of Health to be notified within six hours of a major problem like the one that occurred in Richmond earlier this year tha…