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.

A water treatment plant power outage and subsequent malfunctions in Richmond on Monday have left multiple jurisdictions under boil water advisories.

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,