Advisory impacts more than 19,000 customers in some neighborhoods of Northwest and Northeast DC
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) issued a Boil Water Advisory today for some customers that are or have had loss of water pressure on Friday, January 19, 2024. This is a precautionary notice to customers in the impacted area to boil water that may be ingested due to water of unknown quality in this localized area of the system. Do not drink the water without boiling it ...
Este es un aviso de precaución para los clientes en el área impactada para que hiervan el agua que puede ser ingerida debido a agua de calidad desconocida en esta área localizada del sistema.
DC Water customers who pay their bills online or by phone will see some changes beginning next month. DC Water is switching to a new platform to process payments. Also, due to a steep increase in merchant card fees, in February the Authority will start assessing a processing fee on all payments made by credit/debit card.
The credit card processing fee will enable DC Water to recoup the costs of ...
Like you, we are learning today about EPA’s announced proposal to modify the Lead and Copper Rule to require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines within 10 years of the effective rule. Given an anticipated effective date of 2027, this would translate into the removal of all lead service lines by 2037. EPA is also proposing additional changes, including lowering the lead ...
(Washington, DC) – DC Water CEO and General Manager David L. Gadis today joined U.S. EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Mae Wu, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other District and Federal officials to celebrate the commissioning of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT). The five-mile-long tunnel is the final component of the Anacostia River Tunnel System which will reduce combined sewer ...
DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis will join U.S. EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Mae Wu, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other District and Federal officials to celebrate the commissioning of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT). The tunnel is the final component of the Anacostia River Tunnel System which will reduce combined sewer overflows to the Anacostia River by 98 ...
This week, the DC Water Board of Directors approved a design-build contract for construction of the Potomac River Tunnel (PRT). The $819 million contract is the largest ever awarded by the Authority. The 5.5-mile-long tunnel will control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Potomac River, improving water quality in this critical natural resource. This work is part of the larger Clean Rivers ...
DC Water CEO and General Manager David L. Gadis announced this morning that, effective today, Joy J. Dorsey has been added as the Authority’s new Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President.
“I am thrilled to add Joy to my senior executive team,” said Mr. Gadis. “Throughout her career, Ms. Dorsey has established a remarkable track record of accomplishment in transforming human capital ...
DC Water is pleased to announce that the new Online Dispute Form will be available for use beginning August 1, 2023.
Online Dispute Form
Under District Regulations for initiating a challenge, bill disputes must be submitted in writing and include the reason for the dispute. Customers will now be able to visit the DC Water website, enter basic account information, make a few selections, add any ...
