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DC drinking water needs more monitoring for lead, audit finds
The audit found D.C. Water’s records indicate 79% of the water service lines on customers’ property are made of unknown material.
3 weeks ago -
Sinkhole repairs near White House drag on
Crews in the District are digging into a busy roadway and shoring up the area around a large hole that opened up on 17th Street, Northwest, about a block from the White House.
3 months ago -
DC Water: Anacostia tunnel saved river from billions of gallons of sewage
Last year was the rainiest on record, but D.C. Water announced that the Anacostia River Tunnel kept more than 4.5 billion gallons of sewage, and nearly 900 tons of trash and other solids, from going into the river.
4 months ago -
Relief program to provide $13M for DC Water customers
A new program from D.C. Water and the District will provided millions of dollars to help nonprofits and residents pay the city’s Clean Rivers Project fee.
4 months ago -
Sinkhole threatens to consume cars in Southeast DC
A water main break in the 3500 block of 6th Street in Southeast D.C. created a major sinkhole Tuesday morning — one that caused vehicles to teeter on the edge of crater. DC Water says it will take eight to 10 hours to fix. See photos.
7 months ago -
DC Water promises changes after criticism over handling of July boil-water order
The officials responsible for running D.C.’s water system are promising to improve outreach efforts after complaints about how it alerted residents during a two-day boil-water advisory across a large swath of the District. A DC Water report cited several communications missteps.
8 months ago -
DC Water addresses communication concerns during water advisory
The boil water advisory that was issued on Thursday evening has been lifted, but some in the DC community criticized DC Water’s effectiveness in communicating the alert with residents.
9 months ago -
Water boil advisory caught some DC residents by surprise
“We are concerned that people read about a directive to boil water after they had already gotten up, fed their children and used water,” said Tommy Wells, chairman of the board of directors for DC Water and director of D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment.
9 months ago -
Water main break leaves 40 homes without water in NE DC
The break was reported around noon and affected homes on I Street between 12th Street and 13th Street in Northeast, DC Water said.
9 months ago -
DC boil water advisory: What happened, who’s affected, how long will it last?
Residents of a large swath of Northwest and Northeast D.C. are still being advised to boil their water before drinking it or using it in cooking, but DC Water officials say a smaller area of the city was affected by potential contamination than originally thought. Use an interactive map to see if you’re in the impacted area and see how it long it’s expected to last.
9 months ago -
Meet ‘Chris,’ the tunnel-boring machine going to work in Northeast DC
Tunnel-boring machine “Chris” was lowered underground Thursday. The behemoth will spend the next two and a half years slowly chewing through more than 5 miles of earth underneath Northeast D.C. to make way for a sewer tunnel. See photos.
9 months ago -
DC Water warns customers of technician scam
Two customers have reported to DC Water that they received calls from scammers. One customer received an at-home visit from someone claiming he was from the water/electric utility and was checking for high water use.
10 months ago -
Tunnel has already kept billion gallons of sewer overflow out of the Anacostia
Environmentalists are praising the performance of the 7-mile-long, 23-foot-wide tunnel, which opened in March. It runs between RFK Stadium and the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant.
11 months ago -
Area utilities plug multiple water main breaks, but do mild temps mean it’s all over?
While warmer weather brings some relief to work crews that have labored in sub-freezing temperatures for days to fix water main breaks, it doesn’t mean they are done cleaning up.
1 year ago -
DC Council hears concerns about ‘catastrophic’ water bills
D.C. Water has faced criticism for charging property owners a fee for surfaces, such as sidewalks and rooftops, that can cause stormwater to run into storm drains, carrying pollutants with it.
1 year ago
