From DC Water:
“Two initiatives to assist flood victims were announced by DC Water last night, including one that will give residents direct financial assistance with removing standing water damage in their homes.
The two programs are one time only and are aimed at helping customers who were impacted by the historically heavy rainfall of September 10 which caused heavy flooding in upper Northeast DC and across the region. (more…)
It sounds like Edgewood got hit particularly badly.
A reader asks:
“We own a partial basement in Shaw. No issues for the first three years (2014-2017) but since then we’ve had flooding 2-3 times a year. We get the drains snaked regularly, and clean the outside drains of debris. It seems to happen when the pipes are overwhelmed by large storms. No one has been able to provide a fix – any suggestions or plumber/contractor recommendations? Just cleaning up the floods is getting old…thanks!”
More damage: (more…)
Kelly sends from “Walbridge in Mt. Pleasant between Park and Adams Mill”
Ed. Note: I’ll let DC Water (and DC Fire & EMS) know as well as I believe they are tasked with fixing these.
G. reports from 16th and East Capitol around 7am: “It was gurgling from middle of their front yard.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Last weekend our showers, etc backed up. The plumber was only able to clear the sewer line to the street by using a larger-than-usual snake. See the picture of the tree root that was pulled out. The tree is between the street and the public sidewalk. The tree root is under the public sidewalk. Is the city responsible for fixing this? If yes, who do I contact? What experiences have people had in this type of issue.”
Ed. Note: I am dealing with almost exactly the same issue and believe I need to contact DC Water. Has anyone else gone through this situation?
Whoa thanks to Ben (and Eli, Doug and everyone else) for sending around 11:30am from 16th and U Street, NW.
and the videos: (more…)
From DC Water:
“The National Park Service (NPS) has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) and approved DC Water’s proposed Soapstone Valley Park Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Soapstone Valley Park is managed by Rock Creek Park and is located southeast of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Albemarle Street NW, extending to Broad Branch Road NW.
DC Water has determined that the Soapstone Valley Park sanitary sewer system has exceeded its design life and is in need of rehabilitation. Through this project, DC Water will rehabilitate aging sewer infrastructure within Soapstone Valley Park while limiting disturbances to park resources.
The EA described a No Action Alternative and a Trenchless Alternative (DC Water’s Preferred Alternative) for the proposed project and identified and evaluated the impacts on natural and historic resources from implementing these alternatives. The NPS has selected the Trenchless Alternative for the project.
The proposed project will involve the following: (more…)
Photo by Peyton Sherwood
From DC Water:
“The District of Columbia, Arlington County and the northeastern Fairfax County will clean out their tap water network starting Monday–a safe, annual process.
Service continues uninterrupted during the process, which runs from March 30 through May 4. During that time, drinking water in the may taste slightly different. But the purification process remains unchanged and the water is essentially unchanged. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My partner and I just moved to a 3 br house with a finished basement. We took over the DC Water Account (toward the end of January) and our February 18th bill just came in at $178! “Sewer Services” alone came out to almost $100. What did we do to deserve this? heh (more…)
