Since some water is finally flowing in many Richmond homes, the boil water advisory the city issued Monday afternoon now actually matters for residents. Why it matters: After three days or more without running water,

A water treatment plant power outage and subsequent malfunctions in Richmond on Monday have left multiple jurisdictions under boil water advisories.

The City of Richmond and surrounding Henrico County are under a water boil advisory after a snow-related power outage impacted Richmond’s main water plant along the James River.