WASA MAKES EMERGENCY WATER MAIN REPAIR

March 05, 2004

Residents who live east and west of Rock Creek Park bordered by the B & O Railroad, Connecticut Avenue and Tilden/Taylor Streets may experience a water shut-off or low water pressure sometimes during from 10 pm, Friday, March 5, 2004 to 10 pm, Saturday, March 6 when the DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) shuts down a section of a 48-inch water main at 30th and Military Road, N.W., to do an emergency repair on a leak in the line. The impacted area includes parts of Wards 1, 3, 4, and 5.

The small number of residents whose water may be shut off have received written notification. The remaining customers in the affected area could experience a change of no more than 20 pounds of water pressure.

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With 32 days of no overflows reaching the Potomac River, DC Water and its contractor continue to make progress on the Environmental Rehabilitation of the areas impacted by the failure in the Potomac Interceptor. Meanwhile work is nearing completion in the coming days on the emergency repair and is expected to meet the mid-March target.

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  • Work is progressing to meet the mid-March target to return the flow to the Potomac Interceptor, as we reach 31 days with no overflows reaching the Potomac River.
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  • More than one month after the last overflow into the Potomac River, DC Water is preparing to return flow in the coming days to the Potomac Interceptor and meet the mid-March target to complete the ...

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