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Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Mayor Avula, Regional Partners Advance Next Steps on Water Infrastructure, Security

Richmond, VA - Mayor Avula is pleased to share the next steps of the City of Richmond's ongoing efforts to ensure a resilient and sustainable water future:

  • Monday, August 18, 2025: Chief Administrative Officer Odie Donald and Director of Public Utilities Scott Morris will bring together the regional work group of utility directors and administrators from the City of Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Hanover Counties to review and evaluate capital investment plans.
  • Monday, August 25, 2025: The regional work group will conduct a day-long tabletop exercise focused on cybersecurity, emergency action plans, system modeling, system monitoring and information sharing through dashboards.

While these meetings are not open to the public, the City will provide a summary of outcomes and next steps.