Richmond's Director of Department of Public Utilities resigned her post effective Wednesday and an interim director was appointed, according to a news release from the city. Why it matters: The outgoing DPU director April Bingham was in charge of the department during the city's week-long water crisis.

The release from city officials also announced new leadership at DPU, with Anthony “Scott” Morris, DBA, PE, to now serve as the Interim Director of DPU. Morris, a U.S. Navy ve

Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.

It’s unclear if the change is connected to last week’s crisis at a city water treatment facility that left residents under a boil water advisory for days.

Days after the Richmond Water Crisis left thousands in the Richmond region without water, the city has announced a Interim Director of Department of Public Utilities.

We need water to do almost anything – to drink, to bathe, to wash our clothes. But what if all of that suddenly had to stop?

In just his first few days on the job, Richmond Mayor Dr. Danny Avula was dealing with his first crisis: no water for residents or businesses after a power outage caused major issues at the water treatment plant Avula sat down with 12 On Your Side for a one-on-one interview on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the crisis.

As Richmond grapples with higher-than-typical water demand following a six-day water crisis, the city's water treatment plant has experienced another setback.