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Utilities crews working to route water from west to east

Posted on January 8, 2025.

Tuesday night, crews closed two large valves to attempt to push water from western Henrico to eastern Henrico. While this process did work, it proved insufficient to fix the issue.

Henrico providing water to residents, declaring local emergency to aid response to water pressure issues

Posted on January 7, 2025.

Henrico County is making water available to residents and declaring a state of local emergency to enhance its response to issues of limited water pressure in communities east of Interstate 95.

Henrico residents experiencing low- to no-pressure water; Utilities working to fix issue

Posted on January 7, 2025.

The Henrico County Department of Public Utilities is working swiftly to address the limited water pressure experienced by Henrico’s water customers this morning.

Henrico honors life, service of Elvin Cosby Jr., the county’s longest-serving employee

Posted on December 18, 2024.

Henrico County is honoring the incredible life, service and memory of Elvin R. Cosby Jr., who died Dec. 8 at the age of 96.

Mr. Cosby worked for the county’s Department of Public Works for 73 years, from 1946 to 2019.

Henrico accepts operational control of Cobbs Creek Reservoir

Posted on November 12, 2024.

Facility formally named in honor of retired County Manager Virgil Hazelett

Henrico has accepted responsibility for the operations of Cobbs Creek Reservoir, following a declaration Friday that construction has reached “substantial completion,” a key milestone in a 22-year project to secure the county’s long-term water needs.

Residential leaf-collection programs to begin Nov. 4; changes to vacuum services

Posted on October 21, 2024.

Henrico County will begin providing annual residential leaf-collection services Monday, Nov. 4, with both free and paid options available for residents.

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Henrico to accept Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 9

Posted on December 20, 2023.

Henrico County will accept Christmas trees for recycling into mulch from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Tuckahoe meeting May 18 to discuss water, recycling, refuse collection

Posted on May 1, 2023.

Tuckahoe District Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon will host a Tuckahoe Town Meeting on Thursday, May 18 to discuss services provided by the Henrico County Department of Public Utilities, including public water, recycling and refuse collection.

Henrico Public Utilities to hold job fair July 27

Posted on July 18, 2022.

The Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will host a job fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 at Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road.

Henrico prepares to test private wells due to concerns about PFAS chemicals

Posted on December 1, 2021.

About 120 properties in White Oak area are eligible for testing at no cost

Varina Supervisor Tyrone Nelson to host community meeting Thursday

Henrico to resume modified Community Cleanups in September

Posted on August 25, 2021.

Residents will be notified by mail 2 weeks before their cleanup is scheduled

After a pause for the COVID-19 pandemic, Henrico County’s Community Cleanup program is set to resume with changes aimed at controlling costs and preventing improper dumping and other abuses.

Henrico resumes bulky waste collection, makes changes to program

Posted on July 16, 2021.

Most residents will receive service through private contractor

Henrico County is resuming residential bulky waste collection and is changing the way the service is provided for most county residents, who will now coordinate with a private contractor to receive pickup.

Tuckahoe meeting Feb 25 to highlight work of Public Works, Public Utilities

Posted on February 17, 2021.

Tuckahoe Town Meeting to discuss the roles of the departments of Public Works & Public Utilities in maintaining Henrico County’s water & transportation infrastructure.

COVID‐19 Municipal Utility Relief Program provides financial assistance to Henrico residents with delinquent utility bills

Posted on December 28, 2020.

The delinquent charges must be for water and sewer use between Mar. 1, 2020 and Dec. 30, 2020.

Henrico reports COVID-19 outbreak in Voter Registration, Public Works

Posted on November 10, 2020.

Voters not believed to be potentially exposed based on timing of symptoms

Henrico Public Utilities to hold virtual, in-person job fair Nov. 7

Posted on November 2, 2020.

The Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will host a virtual and in-person job fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7 to highlight opportunities in refuse collection.

Henrico taps Bentley Chan to lead Public Utilities

Posted on July 8, 2020.

Henrico County has appointed Bentley P. Chan director of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), effective Saturday, July 18.

4 Henrico DPU employees test positive for COVID-19; trash-collection services impacted

Posted on June 10, 2020.

Some Henrico County refuse-collection customers are experiencing a 24-hour service delay this week and potentially through June 26 as the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) manages short-term staffing shortages due to COVID-19.

Henrico makes changes at disposal areas, parks to accommodate statewide stay-at-home order

Posted on April 2, 2020.

Henrico County has adjusted the services available at its parks and public-use areas in accordance with Gov. Ralph Northam’s temporary executive order for residents to “stay at home” to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Localities to suspend water, sewer service disconnections due to coronavirus

Posted on March 19, 2020.

To protect public health during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the public utilities agencies for the counties of Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and Powhatan and the City of Richmond have agreed to immediately suspend any disconnection of water and sewer service for late or nonpayment.

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