1st and S Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Do you have any news on the Bloomingdale Fountain on 1st and S NW? This major leak sprung in early October and there has been no discernible effort to stop the constant water flow since then.”
DC Water
Photo by Joy Whitt
hahaha thanks to Joy for sharing: “Bloomingdale… you’re a gem.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Clif Burns
“Dear PoPville,
The house my husband and I rent changed ownership, and property management, a couple months ago. We came home from work yesterday to find our water shut off. We’ve since learned from the new property manager that the prior owner/property manager hadn’t paid (or transitioned) the water bill for many, many months. They’ve now paid DC Water and we are told the water will either be turned back on today…or Monday. (more…)
Whoa, missed this on Friday. Thanks to Caitlin for sending: “the middle of New Jersey Ave NW & Pierce St”
Thanks to a reader for sending these brutal photos. DC Water reported around 9:30pm last night:
“Broken 16 inch water main at 3700 and 3800 blocks of South Dakota Ave NE between 20th St and Quincy St. ETA for repair and restoration is 10-12 hours.” (more…)
Thanks to Ken and Joan for sending around 7:30am. (more…)
125 O Street, SE
Thanks to Melody for sharing:
“Just came across DC Water’s spectacular new HQ while at Yard Park Sunday afternoon.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Long story short, we found out yesterday that DC Water needs to replace the sewer main on our block, beginning with the part that runs through our property. They dug up all of the grass in our front yard (including a few pics) and now they’re talking about potentially ripping up our brick walkway and likely some more of our landscaping. (more…)
Photo by Tyrannous
Thanks to TG for sending:
“DC Water’s switch to chlorine from chloramine happened yesterday. everything smells like a pool today.”
DC Water’s website says:
“From March 25 through May 6, 2019, the disinfectant in drinking water will temporarily switch from chloramine to chlorine. During this time, you may notice a slight change in the taste and smell of your drinking water.
DC Water purchases treated drinking water from the Washington Aqueduct. Each year, the Aqueduct switches disinfectants from chloramine back to chlorine to clean our water distribution system and improve water quality. (more…)
alley behind the 1600 block of L Street, NE
A reader shares the correspondence trying to get this flow of water addressed:
From DC Water:
“So as I understand it, an inspector went to the site and believes that the leak is coming from the building, so he could not access it. He thinks the building may not be occupied. Does that sound right?”
OP shares developer address/info and:
“See attached video there is more water leaking today. This is terrible – how can we address ASAP? I can’t believe this has continued to happen over a month. The water is flowing into Blandesburg road and has flooded the empty lot.”