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Richmond to begin issuing wireless emergency alerts for boil water advisories

The City of Richmond has announced that it will begin sending wireless emergency alerts for boil water advisories following late-May’s advisory and subsequent concerns from residents regarding alerts.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond has announced that it will begin sending wireless emergency alerts for boil water advisories following late-May’s advisory and subsequent concerns from residents regarding alerts.

Since the boil water advisory was issued for many Richmond neighborhoods in late May and was later lifted, the city said the Department of Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response has changed its internal protocols, effective June 2, to allow wireless emergency alerts to be issued for boil water advisories.