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At DC Water, we understand the importance of keeping our community informed about our services, projects, and achievements. Our news web page serves as a reliable source for the latest information on a range of topics.

Lead Fee DC workers at home getting lead service line replacement
7 March, 2025

Replace your lead service line for free and make your yard, street, and sidewalks good as new after construction may sound too good to be true, but it’s not. On Thursday, March 13, join DC Water as we walk you through the construction process and answer your questions about our Lead Free DC (LFDC) program.  

During our next quarterly webinar, our team will highlight what the replacement process ...

Capital Crescent Trail trailhead – Water St, NW
6 March, 2025

Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) 028 Construction Site Announcement 
Georgetown: Capital Crescent Trail west of the Aqueduct

This notice provides important information about mobilizing the combined sewer overflow (CSO) 028 construction site, a part of DC Water’s Potomac River Tunnel (PRT) project. Beginning on or about the week of March 10, 2025, DC Water’s contractors will start setting the site up ...

Photo of sinkhole on Suitland Parkway with hole in the road.
6 March, 2025

DC Water and its contractor continue work to stabilize the roadway on Suitland Parkway SE between Firth Sterling Ave and Stanton Rd where a 54-inch stormwater main failed last night, creating a sinkhole. One outbound lane remains closed and is expected to impact the evening rush hour. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes and avoid this area.

Every effort is being made to open the ...

Sinkhole, one outbound lane of Suitland Parkway between Firth Sterling Ave and Stanton Rd SE is closed.
5 March, 2025

DC Water is investigating a sinkhole involving the failure of a 54-inch stormwater main on Suitland Parkway in Southeast DC. For safety reasons, one outbound lane of Suitland Parkway between Firth Sterling Ave and Stanton Rd SE is closed. Inbound traffic on Suitland Parkway is unaffected. Drivers may want to consider alternate routes.

DC Water teams are on scene, however, the large volume of ...

Graphic image of Wendy mascot with a wrench next to rowhouses
3 March, 2025

Don’t let another dollar go down the drain. DC Water is launching a new program to help eligible customers find leaks and fix them for free. Our new Residential Leak Assessment and Repair Assistance program could also be a big money saver if leaks are driving up the cost of your water service.

Under the program we’ll send a licensed plumber to your home to check your property for leaks on some of ...

Photo of 2900 Block of K Street NW
19 February, 2025

DC CLEAN RIVERS - POTOMAC RIVER TUNNEL PROJECT

Beginning the week of February 24, DC Water will implement temporary traffic changes, sidewalk closures, and parking restrictions in the 2900 block of K Street Northwest to locate and mark underground utilities for the Potomac River Tunnel (PRT) Project. Crews will dig a series of test holes, work that is expected to continue for approximately 4-6 ...

CEO/GM Gadis addresses Stakeholder Alliance
6 February, 2025

The DC Water Stakeholder Alliance, a community advisory group, is coming together for a new term, with a new sense of urgency and a new slate of members to help address major issues impacting the Authority and our community. The panel includes individual District residents, elected officials, community organizations and business leaders with an array of expertise and interests.

The Alliance will ...

Photo of construction area at 22nd and Q streets NW with one northbound lane open
3 February, 2025

Remaining lane closures to continue 22nd St NW from Massachusetts Ave to P St and Florida Ave NW

Repairs are progressing on a nine-foot sewer tunnel that has closed a section of 22nd St NW since early July, allowing DC Water and its contractor to reopen one northbound lane of this key corridor to vehicular traffic. Emergency repairs are expected to continue for another six months pending weather or ...

Helicopter carrying drill rig equipment to boring locations in the Potomac River
28 January, 2025

Helicopters used to drop off workers and drilling equipment mid-river 

It’s not every day you see a helicopter carry a 14-ton drill rig and workers dangling mid-air over the Potomac River but if you are around Great Falls you might catch a glimpse this week. Today, DC Water began drilling for rock core samples to evaluate options for rehabilitating a sewer line across the Potomac.

The work will ...

View of the construction staging area adjacent to the Rock Creek Trail.
24 January, 2025

DC CLEAN RIVERS - POTOMAC RIVER TUNNEL PROJECT

DC Water will begin mobilizing a construction site at Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW impacting pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The site setup, part of the Authority's Potomac River Tunnel Project, will require temporary lane closures and restrict access to a section of Rock Creek Trail. Starting on or about January 27, 2025, weather permitting, the ...

Upcoming Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

April 24, 2023

Monday 9:00 AM

Announcement

Tunnel Boring Machine named Mary undergoing Factory Acceptance Testing
Factory Testing Complete on DC Water’s first tunnel boring machine for the Potomac River Tunnel

Her name is Mary and she’s a tunnel boring machine (TBM) capable of cutting through hard rock and boring a tunnel 21 feet in width.

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A helicopter lowers a drill rig to workers on the Potomac River.
DC Water begins drilling in Potomac River to explore options to rehab underwater sewer line
When one of your major sewer lines runs through the Potomac River, a backhoe and trencher won't do. That's why we've got helicopters carrying a 14-ton drill and workers suspended midair over the Potomac.
Upcoming Meeting
Date
May 1, 2025
Thursday, 9:30 AM