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Richmond outlines modernization plan for aging treatment plant; Henrico details capacity, CIP and reservoir
Summary
Richmond Department of Public Utilities and Henrico officials detailed plant upgrades, replacement schedules and capital plans. Directors said immediate fixes tied to the January outage are complete and described a multi‑phase modernization plan that will rely on phased construction, rate modeling and potential regional/state funding.
Dr. Scott Morris, director of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities, and Bentley Chan, Henrico County's public utilities director, presented technical summaries of the Richmond Water Treatment Plant, ongoing repairs and longer-term capital plans at a joint meeting of Richmond City Council and the Henrico Board of Supervisors.
Morris said the Richmond plant currently has a treatment capacity of about 132,000,000 gallons per day and supplies Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover under wholesale contracts. He told elected officials that the city has completed immediate corrective actions tied to the January outage — including changes to operational modes, upsizing uninterruptible power supplies and moving electrical gear out of basements — and is implementing multiple phased projects to build resiliency. "All the imminent concerns…
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