Important Information About Your Drinking Water
DC Water has submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Practicability Assessment for the Potomac River Green Infrastructure (GI) project as required under the terms of the 2016 Amended Consent Decree. The Practicability Assessment evaluates the first set of GI projects in the Potomac River sewershed and identifies DC Water’s proposed plan to control combined sewer overflow ...
(Washington, DC) – DC Water contractors will begin mobilizing a construction site on Rhode Island Avenue NE in the median area, extending from Reed Street NE to the WMATA Rhode Island Avenue -Brentwood Metro Station bridge. The construction site will occupy the middle two lanes and will be surrounded by a temporary concrete barrier and fence for safety. Traffic will flow around the median area ...
(Washington, DC) – In association with the Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project, DC Water's contractor will begin instrument installation on Mount Olivet Road NE. The construction schedule has changed and this work will begin on or about the week of August 17, 2020. The instrument installation work will take approximately three weeks to complete and the work hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
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If you look closely, you will find gems in the most unlikely of places.
Trikia Wallace, or Kia as she is known by her family and coworkers, is one of those gems. A traffic control supervisor working on the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) Project, Wallace takes the same level of dedication and care she puts into her job into giving back to her DC community. And she does it in a huge way.
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The DC Water Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on the proposed retail rates, charges and fees for the next two years. The hearing is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 and will be held remotely for the safety of participants due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
DC Water issued the following statement today:
This afternoon a DC Water employee took his own life outside the authority headquarters building at 1385 Canal Street SE. We extend our condolences to the employee’s family and ask that the public respect their privacy during this difficult time.
There were no other injuries associated with the event and operation of our water and wastewater ...
More than 4,100 people participated in the eight meetings
The DC Water family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Allen Y. Lew, former Chairman of the DC Water Board of Directors.
DC Water has submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Practicability Assessment for the Rock Creek Green Infrastructure (GI) project as required under the terms of the 2016 Amended Consent Decree. The Practicability Assessment evaluates the first set of GI projects in Rock Creek and identifies DC Water’s proposed plan to control the largest combined sewer overflow (CSO) to ...
