Richmond’s utilities director resigned Wednesday and was replaced by a former state official, as investigations got underway into last week’s water outage.

Days after the Richmond Water Crisis left thousands in the Richmond region without water, the city has announced a Interim Director of Department of Public Utilities.

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.

It’s unclear if the change is connected to last week’s crisis at a city water treatment facility that left residents under a boil water advisory for days.

Richmond's Director of Department of Public Utilities resigned her post effective Wednesday and an interim director was appointed, according to a news release from the city. Why it matters: The outgoing DPU director April Bingham was in charge of the department during the city's week-long water crisis.

The release from city officials also announced new leadership at DPU, with Anthony “Scott” Morris, DBA, PE, to now serve as the Interim Director of DPU. Morris, a U.S. Navy ve