Throughout the month of April, DC Water will partner with District of Columbia councilmembers to host town hall meetings across the District. In these meetings, DC Water C.E.O. and General Manager George S. Hawkins discusses how rates are set and what is funded by ratepayer dollars. He also addresses DC Water’s environmental programs, future water and sewer projects and issues facing local communities.

Town hall meetings will be held in each ward and feature information on water quality, construction projects, employment, and customer service. Specific discussion topics will include water and sewer rates, drinking water, infrastructure, job opportunities and efforts to help clean local rivers. Mr. Hawkins will personally invite many DC residents to the meetings through a robocall of individuals who have contacted DC Water with questions or concerns in the past.

All town hall meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dates and locations are below, and can also be located online at dcwater.com/rates.

-Ward 1: Tuesday, April 7 at Tubman Elementary School-3101 13th Street NW
-Ward 2: Thursday, April 2 at Francis-Stevens Education Campus (Auditorium)-2425 N Street NW
-Ward 3: Tuesday, April 14 at American University (Ward Circle Building, Room 1)-4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
-Ward 4: Thursday, April 23 at Brightwood Park United Methodist Church (Fellowship Hall)-744 Jefferson Street NW
-Ward 5: Thursday, April 9 at Noyes Education Campus (Auditorium)-2725 10th Street NE
-Ward 6: Tuesday, April 21 at Seaton Elementary School (Auditorium)-1503 10th Street NW
-Ward 7: Wednesday, April 1 at DC Department of Employment Services (First floor community room)-4058 Minnesota Avenue NE
-Ward 8: Wednesday, April 8 at R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center-2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE

Following the town hall meetings, the DC Water Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 6:30 pm. The hearing will be held at DC Department of Employment Services (First floor community room)-4058 Minnesota Avenue NE. The public is encouraged to provide comments in person or in advance of the hearing. The Board is slated to vote on the proposed rate increases during the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Thursday, July 2, 2015.

For more information on the public hearing, to sign up to testify, or to submit comments, please contact Linda Manley, Secretary to the Board, at 202-787-2332. For more information on the town hall meetings, please call Emanuel Briggs, Manager, Community Outreach at 202-787-2003.

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