Utilities - PoPville

“Flooding levels in our homes ranged from a few inches to five feet in the worst cases.”

Published July 12, 2022 at 12:45PM

“Dear PoPville,

I am writing to share an unfortunate experience currently plaguing several residents of the 1400 block of Florida Ave NW, which up until this week has been a work zone for the Northwest Boundary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The project came with the headaches of a significant infrastructure improvement project in the middle of a busy city (lots of noise, loss of street parking for residents, major traffic snarls on what is already a major thoroughfare for regular traffic as well as emergency vehicles), but residents of the area had been able to tolerate the disruptions and coexist peacefully with the crew.

Until June 22. (more…)

“PEPCO abusing no parking signs?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 7, 2022 at 1:45PM

“Dear PoPville,

This morning PEPCO put up many temporary no parking signs on my block…. Only problem is the permit is for 3 spots on a different block, not a full street and not my block.

Do I still have to obey these?“

#parking

“DC Water Notifications?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 6, 2022 at 10:05AM

photo by DCbmyers

“Dear PoPville,

I live in Adams Morgan, and our building just received another notice from DC Water saying that the water will be shut off tomorrow for 8 hours. Over the past few weeks, our building has received two additional notices saying that our water would be shut off on other dates, but the water has never actually been shut off at the designated time. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? It is a little disruptive to prep for long periods of water shut offs that never happen.”

“Pepco Customers Beware – Scammers Working Harder than Ever!”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published May 26, 2022 at 3:15PM

From Pepco:

“As the summer months quickly approach, and customers traditionally begin using more energy and become more reliant on their electricity to make their homes, businesses and lives more comfortable, Pepco reminds customers to be aware of scammers who may attempt to take advantage of them in new and different ways. (more…)

#scam

What’s your preferred home internet service these days?

By Prince Of Petworth

Published May 25, 2022 at 1:45PM

Photo by user Rich Renomeron

“Dear PoPville,

have you heard anything about how T-mobile home internet service is in NW DC? Astound raised its rates so high I am looking at other ISP options and wonder what other DC area people think.”

North Cap Cannot Catch a Break

By Prince Of Petworth

Published May 24, 2022 at 7:20PM

Thanks to Michael for sending just after 7pm: “Hit a water main on north cap and m st”

“We had an uprising this week as a colony chose a new queen.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published May 6, 2022 at 12:45PM

Ed. Note: If you see a swarm please call or text the DC Beekeepers Alliance at (202) 255-4318 or email [email protected]

Thanks to April Thompson for sending:

“Another Day at the Blue Plains Bee Orphanage

Of the many precious resources Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant captures, orphaned honeybees probably aren’t top of mind. Yet tucked behind behind the Bloom blending pit, a row of brightly painted hives serve as home to recovered bee colonies that produce a few hundreds of pounds of award-winning honey per year. The hives were installed five years ago under the auspices of the DC Beekeepers Alliance, with the help of registered beekeeper Chris Peot, DC Water’s Director of Resource Recovery.

As Peot explains of the photo above, “It is swarm season, as the hives transition out of the winter. In the fall the bees breed siblings that can live 5 months – the rest of the year they live an average of only 42 days. A healthy hive will begin breeding short-life workers as the weather warms, and sometimes they get overcrowded. (more…)

“More Mail Problems?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published April 28, 2022 at 2:35PM

“Dear PoPville,

Interested to know if this is a weird fluke with my mail or a more general new problem with the local delivery system. I got this returned mail yesterday, but I’m pretty sure PEPCO puts the correct address on their payment slips, (more…)

Helluva Way to Come Home “The thermostat blow out caused the radiators to turn to full blast for hours”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published April 14, 2022 at 2:35PM

Arielle recounts the brutal scene last night:

“Today an @PepcoConnect subcontractor installed the wrong transformer on our block (after handing out notices saying this would be happening in September). It created a power surge and blew out peoples appliances.

At my house, (more…)

“Any advice on how to escalate?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published April 4, 2022 at 1:05PM

priscilla asked on Sunday: “this utility pole in our alley cracked. Called Verizon but they dont come out til tomorrow. Any advice on how to escalate? I’m worried it will fall down today and damage property or hurt someone.”