Richmond is out with its assessment of what happened during the water crisis. The city yesterday released its preliminary after-action report on last month's water outage. According to the report, equipment failed, backup equipment didn't work as expected, and that led water to rise at the Water Treatment Plant until it flooded. Pumps were used to get water out, but they were not able to remove enough water to keep up with the amount of water coming in. The report includes several recommendations, including some that can be implemented immediately. One of those is to operate the Water Treatment Plant in Summer Mode all the time or at least during storms that have risks of power outages. That way, two power sources would be running at all times. At the time of the emergency, the plant was in Winter Mode where only one power source is running.
A proposal to offer state aid for drought insurance costs withers in committee.Preview: Thousands of people could be affected if a contract isn't reached between Cigna and Bon Secours. The two have until April First to agree to a new deal. If they don't, 30-thousand patients could find their doctor is no longer in-network. Doug Gray is following the negotiations as executive director of Virginia Association of Health Plans. He says friction is normal during contract talks, but both sides have too much business to lose to not come to terms. Gray also tells 12 On Your Side he's confident a deal will be reached, but it'll take time.