Richmonders are close to the end of a perfect storm of a week, which saw most of the city and parts of two counties without running water, kept public schools closed for multiple days, put the brand-new mayor under scrutiny from his constituents,

As the water crisis in Richmond and surrounding area looks to be nearing an end, here’s a look at what happened this week: 7:30 A.M. Richmond’s water treatment plant experiences a power outage. This automatically triggers a secondary power system — but the transfer switch didn’t work.