Henrico County issued a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon, on the third day of a regional water emergency triggered by a power outage at Richmond’s water treatment plant on Monday, Jan. 6 caused by a winter storm.

All of Henrico County is now under a water boil advisory amid an ongoing water crisis in and around Richmond, Virginia.

In an update provided by Henrico County at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, officials said the entire county is under a boil water advisory until further notice. This comes

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.

The Richmond water treatment plant lost power early Monday and flooded due to a malfunction of the IT system, officials said.

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,

Virginia‘s legislative session will begin on Wednesday but will immediately gavel out for the day until next week because of water problems in Richmond. Richmond was placed under a boil advisory on Monday after a significant winter storm caused a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.

The outage comes after a major winter storm caused widespread impacts across more than a dozen states, including hundreds of thousands of power outages across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

Wednesday was the third day of the city of Richmond and surrounding areas encountering water problems. Find full coverage of the crisis here. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS ON JAN. 8 7:29 p.m. - Richmond Mayor Dr.