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WASHINGTON, DC — DC Water’s Permit Operations has updated the process for requesting tap and meter sets. Customers and contractors are now required to submit tap and meter set requests together. In addition, the installation of the meters will occur at the same time as the tap/water connection.
To request tap and meter sets, please complete the Tap and Meter Set Request Form in its entirety ...
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We are flashing back to the groundbreaking ceremony in May for our newest project, which will reduce combined sewer overflows to the Potomac River. Please view the FULL RECAP VIDEO on our YouTube Channel and to learn more about the project visit www.dcwater.com/prt.
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Dry conditions, extreme heat, and lower-than-normal water levels in the Potomac River are raising concerns about the potential for drought.
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(Washington, DC) – DC Water's Potomac River Tunnel Project contractor began utility tie-in operations along Independence Avenue, SW between Ohio Drive, SW, and West Basin Drive, SW on June 16, 2024. This work requires phased temporary closures of one to two eastbound travel lanes and one to two westbound travel lanes on Independence Avenue the crosswalk at West Basin Drive and Independence Avenue ...
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(Washington, DC) – DC Water closed Ohio Drive, SW, between Independence Avenue, SW, and West Basin Drive, SW for approximately six years to complete work related to the Potomac River Tunnel Project. The closure began on June 17, 2024, weather permitting. During this time, eastbound and westbound travel lanes, parking lanes, and the sidewalk through West Potomac Park along Ohio Drive, and between ...
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Northbound lanes of 22nd Street NW also closed between P and Q Streets.
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Southbound 22nd Street NW Between Massachusetts Avenue and P Street is closed for emergency repairs to a sewer beneath the roadway.
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Todos los clientes de DC Water bajo el aviso preventivo de hervir el agua pueden usar agua del grifo para todos los fines después de que se confirmó que el agua potable proporcionada por el Acueducto de Washington nunca se desvió de los estándares de calidad del agua establecidos por la EPA de EE. UU. como se había anticipado.
Siguiendo el consejo del Acueducto de Washington, DC Water emitió el ...
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All DC Water customers under the precautionary boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after it was confirmed that drinking water provided by the Washington Aqueduct never deviated from U.S. EPA established water quality standards as had been anticipated.
Under advice from the Washington Aqueduct, DC Water issued the precautionary boil water advisory as a conservative measure to ...
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The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) issued a Boil Water Advisory today for all customers in the District of Columbia, as well as the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport, due to a drop in water supply from the Washington Aqueduct. This is a precautionary notice to all customers to boil water that may be ingested due to water of unknown quality ...