People and small businesses affected by Richmond's water crisis could be able to start applying for recovery funds by the end of the week, Mayor Avula told Axios in a sit-down interview at City Hall Wednesday.

Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigned a week after water outages paralyzed Virginia‘s capital city. The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.

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.

During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.

Richmond's water problems linger, and the repercussions are being felt in the neighboring counties of Hanover and Henrico.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that the state has already launched an investigation into last week’s water crisis in Richmond through the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.