"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,

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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,

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,

Officials with the Henrico Department of Public Utilities (DPU) were joined by other county leaders to discuss water pressure issues facing the region around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday