DC Water today issued the following statement regarding the proposed stopgap federal spending bill that would revert spending to 2024 levels: 

“DC Water distributes drinking water and provides for fire suppression to over a million permanent residents, daily commuters and visitors within the District of Columbia and to several federally owned properties in Arlington County, Virginia. The Authority also provides wastewater treatment for over 2.5 million people living in DC, in parts of Maryland’s Montgomery and Prince George's counties and in parts of Virginia’s Fairfax and Loudoun counties. 

DC Water, its customers and the region it serves faces irreparable harm if forced to make $51 million in immediate cuts that would endanger national security, public health, and the economy of the nation’s capital. This would require slashing critical investments in infrastructure and maintenance and the people who are necessary to provide safe, reliable drinking water and sewer services to the nation’s most iconic landmarks and critical facilities including: the White House, the United States Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, two international airports, and 177 sovereign embassies.”