“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone lost water pressure after the lead pipe replacement from the street to their house? I live on Monroe and our pipes were replaced In early January 2023. I noticed the loss of pressure that day and shared with the contractor before they left, but they did not resolve. (more…)
14th and R Street, NW
Thanks to Megan for sharing around 1:30pm:
“huge black cloud just came out of the Verizon building on 14th”
I believe this signals that your internet just went out.
31st and Cleveland Ave, NW
Uh, questions remain: (more…)
photo by Capitol Phil
Thanks to Phil for sharing around 8:30am: “Union Market closed for now due to water issue.”
Update: Union Market has water and now reopened!
“Dear PoPville,
While my girlfriend and I were eating dinner, someone came to the door. They showed me a “badge” from “MPEG.” They talked to me about our neighborhood receiving a “high carbon” notice, and that they are looking for high emitters. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our water usage for our townhouse has tripled, from 10 CCF a month to almost 30 CCF. This has also raised our monthly water bill to $500 a month! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I just got a water bill for over $1,200. We purchased a house in December 2021 and didn’t receive any water bills until yesterday. For the past year I have called DC water every month to figure out why we weren’t receiving bills and they kept telling me to wait for a bill in the mail. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Wonder how many of these went out yesterday.”
On Twitter DC Water wrote a resident:
“When replacing service lines along with water mains, we noticed some of the historic data was not correct. This is more common on blocks or adjacent blocks where lead service lines are or were present. That’s why we are asking for your help to confirm the pipe material.”
Email to OP from DC Water: (more…)
Photo by Harrison Jones
Harrison writes: “Two people are reportedly trapped inside this small aircraft that has crashed into power lines near Goshen Road and Rothbury Drive in Montgomery Village near Gaithersburg. Rescue is still in progress over two hours after the plane crashed.”
Update from Pepco:
“Pepco is pleased to have successfully assisted Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services and other local emergency personnel with the effort to rescue the individuals who were stranded in the airplane in Montgomery County. As of 11:58 p.m., Pepco also has restored electric service for all customers impacted by incident. (more…)
Thanks to Laura for sending from 18th and L Street, NW: (more…)