(Washington, DC) – Beginning Tuesday, March 26, 2013, DC Water will be performing emergency work to repair a portion of the water main on M Street, SE near the intersection at Water Street, SE. Weather permitting, this work will last approximately ten (10) business days, with crews completing the repair on or about Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Daily hours of operation will be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Important Information:
• There will be lane closures on M Street within the
vicinity of Water Street during this work.
• Two-way traffic will be maintained on M Street and
adjacent streets while this portion of the work takes
place.
• Flagmen will be used to direct traffic through the work
zone.
• Some traffic stops and delays within the vicinity of the
work zone are anticipated.
• Temporary traffic signs have been set up throughout the
area to alert motorists to the upcoming traffic changes.

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About DC Water
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), is an industry leading multi-jurisdictional regional utility that provides drinking water, wastewater collection and treatment to 600,000 residential, commercial and governmental customers in the District of Columbia, 17.8 million annual visitors and also collects and treats wastewater for 1.6 million customers in Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.

DC Water’s service area covers approximately 725 square miles and the company operates the world’s largest advanced wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 384 million gallons per day and a peak capacity of 780 million gallons per day.