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.

During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.

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.

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

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