COMMUNITY MEETINGS

April 08, 2004

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) will conduct a series of public meetings to receive comments on the following topics:

1. Proposed rules, which if adopted, would establish new rates for retail water and sewer service.
2. Expansion of the Customer Assistance Program to tenants.
3. Resolution to remove all known lead service lines from public space no later than September 30, 2010.

The meetings will be held at the following times and locations:

April 26, 2004
Francis A. Gregory Branch Library
3660 Alabama Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
6:30 –8:30pm

May 3, 2004
Chevy Chase Branch Library
5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
6:30 –8:30pm

May 19, 2004
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Branch Library
1701 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
6:30 –8:30pm

Oral presentations by individuals will be limited to five (5) minutes. Oral presentations made by a representative of an organization will not be longer than ten (10) minutes.

For more information, please call the Public Affairs office, 202-787-2200 or visit our website www.dcwasa.com.

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DC Water is reaching out to nearly 25,000 customers this month with important information about the material of their water service lines. These annual notifications are part of DC Water’s ongoing commitment to prevent exposure to lead and remove lead service lines from the District’s drinking water system through the Lead Free DC initiative.

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Following the completion of priority valve repairs, DC Water will be doing road restoration work along New York Ave and Bladensburg Rd NE this weekend. The work will require lane closures for the duration of the weekend, reduce capacity, and may cause a significant impact to traffic.

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On Saturday, November 22, 2025, one westbound lane of Canal Road Northwest NW will be closed between Foxhall Road (Glover-Archbold Trailhead) and the Georgetown University entrance. As part of DC Water’s slope stabilization project, a crew will remove debris from the bottom of the slope. The lane closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Single Westbound Lane Closure on Canal Road Saturday

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, one westbound lane of Canal Road Northwest NW will be closed between Foxhall Road (Glover-Archbold Trailhead) and the Georgetown University entrance. As part of DC Water’s slope stabilization project, a crew will remove debris from the bottom of the slope. The lane closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Payment Plan Incentive: provides a credit back of 40% of the last 3 payments made and in the new fiscal year 50% will be credited. Eligible participants are residential customers who have had an outstanding balance for 60 days or greater and with an outstanding balance of $500 or more.