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Leesburg utilities report: Richmond water outage avoidable; Leesburg says its plants have redundancy and testing
Summary
Leesburg utilities director reviewed the January Richmond water treatment outage findings and compared Richmond’s failures to Leesburg operations, saying Leesburg maintains redundancy, routine maintenance, training records and a plan for extended outages; the item was information‑only and no council action was requested.
Amy Weicks, director of utilities for the Town of Leesburg, briefed the council on lessons from the January water treatment outage in Richmond and summarized how Leesburg’s operations compare.
Weicks said Richmond lost power to its treatment plant on Jan. 6 and that a consultant hired by the Virginia Department of Health found the incident “completely avoidable,” citing deficient maintenance and overreliance on manual processes. The Richmond outage led to a boil‑water advisory that took several days to lift, despite the initial power loss lasting about an hour.
“We have a Virginia Department of Health‑approved plan for extended power outages,” Weicks said, describing Leesburg’s…
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