Story Map

This interactive maps showcases key locations during the January crisis, as well as an extra event related to Richmond’s water issues that occurred in May.

  1. City of Richmond, “Water Utility,” City of Richmond Public Utilities, accessed December 5, 2025, https://www.rva.gov/public-utilities/water-utility.
  2. Hanover County, “Richmond Regional Water Crisis,” Hanover County, VA, January 21, 2025, https://www.hanovercounty.gov/1398/Richmond-Regional-Water-Crisis.
  3. WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff, “Henrico County in State of Emergency amid ‘less than Ideal’ Water Situation,” CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR, May 30, 2025, https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/henrico-water-pressure-may-30-2025.
  4. Richmonder Staff, “Update: Downtown Water Main Is Fixed, City Says,” The Richmonder, June 2, 2025, https://www.richmonder.org/first-attempt-to-fix-broken-water-main-is-unsuccessful-service-remains-intact/.
  5. Anna Bryson and Samuel B. Parker, “Stoney Points to Predecessor as Richmond Water Crisis Seeps into LG Race,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 11, 2025, https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/article_0270dfcf-133f-4427-ab53-0448c9c971db.html.
  6. Caroline Coleburn, “Richmond Airport Loses Water. What Happens Now?,” CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR, January 7, 2025, https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-airport-loses-water-jan-7-2024.