DC Water's
Projects

Our capital improvement plan is measured in the billions. That's the level of investment required to upgrade our water and sewer systems, comply with federal mandates to reduce nutrient discharges and combined sewer overflows to local rivers, and improve the efficiency of our operations. This work is occurring across the city, and using the search filters below you can see what's happening in your neighborhood.

Click to view current and planned DCWater projects by Ward.

Clean Rivers
Storing overflows from CSO 049
Resource Recovery & Energy
Community Solar Project
Water
Efforts will help improve water quality and system reliability
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Sewer
This initiative will help in monitoring the structural condition of the sewer network components as
Water
These efforts will help improve water quality and system reliability, increase water pressure in som

Upcoming Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

April 24, 2023

Monday 9:00 AM

Announcement

The TBM named Emily at the Herrenknecht factory in Germany
Tunnel Boring Machine Emily Passes Key Factory Test for DC Water Potomac River Tunnel Project

Final TBM prepares for shipment from Germany to DC, marking a major milestone in the Clean Rivers Program

Latest Blog Post
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
October 23, 2025
Thursday, 10:00 AM

Upcoming Events

Customer Service Center Announcement

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.