“Dear PoPville,
I presume these are temp towers for the inauguration, but they’re massive. That is the NGA East building in the photo for scale.”
Utilities
Photo by Vincent
From DC Water:
“DC Water will join a handful of wastewater treatment agencies across the country by participating in a broad, national evaluation of sewage to look for clues to COVID-19 infection hotspots.
The authority was recently accepted into the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services phase one program and samples will begin to be taken shortly.
David L. Gadis, DC Water Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, said he expects the study to provide valuable information to the federal and District government, to health professionals and to the broader community. (more…)
967 Florida Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I saw a Vespa wipe-out in front of the new Whole Foods on Florida Ave NW because of a major slick of water that is omnipresent in the road. Thankfully the Vespa driver was OK and did not sustain any injuries. Since at least July when Whole Foods opened, water has gently seeped onto the street from a manhole in the middle of Florida Ave, just north of W Street NW. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been trying to get in touch with Washington Gas for several days now but their phone system says they’re experiencing higher than normal call volume, keeps you on hold for an hour, and then eventually hangs up on you. Washington Gas tweeted on Nov 10th about the delays but there’s no proposed solution. (I’m not surprised by this, just frustrated.) (more…)
Photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
Anyone else in the area have an issue with water pressure around 14th/R and 15th/R? After a bunch of work was done laying pipes on R street (don’t know if it’s actually related), my water pressure went down. I guess the work on R street has been going on from March to August/September. And during that time up until now, the pressure has changed. If you have a similar issue in the area, what have you done to fix the problem?”
Lindsay writes: “Bored and curious, anyone know what these three box things on this lamppost are for? Likely comms related?”
Some early educated guesses: (more…)
Photo by Joanna Hiatt Kim
Ed. Note: If interested in following these events as they unfold – you can follow our twitter feed @PoPville here.
We received the first report at 10:09pm last night (Wednesday):
“Seriously, what’s with the explosion sounds (similar to a generator blowing) that we’ve heard several times in Fort Totten? The power has gone out several times again.”
“Same! We are without power near Fort Totten metro – two or three huge booms tonight. Same thing earlier this morning, but luckily power just flickered then.”
“The loud bangs are continuing. In the past the loud bangs came first, then we lost power. Tonight I only heard the bangs after we lost power. Intermittent sirens somewhere nearby.”
“It’s a transformer or some power line on 12th between Allison and Buchanen, it’s been exploding every couple days. Pepco was working on it earlier today after it happened, but just happened again minutes ago” (more…)
Sharrae reports around 4:45pm in Brookland:
“Water main burst on 12th and Hamlin st NE. This is from 900 block Hamlin. Video by @samddenney” (more…)
Photo by genghizKen
“Dear PoPville,
1) My husband and I live in a single family home in Brookland. Our house is a classic early 1900s bungalow. We looked at adding a dormer to the back of the top floor of the house to add room for an extra bedroom and bathroom. Long story short it was a little outside of our current budget. Now we have started toying around with the idea of an ADU (“accessory dwelling unit” aka tiny house) or even revamping an Airstream to park in our driveway with the hope that my husband can use it as an office thus freeing up an extra bedroom. I know the city changed the regulations regarding ADUs back in 2016, has anyone had any experience with ADUs? Curious to hear if this is even feasible.
2) We had a very unpleasant surprise last week (more…)
7th and P Street, NW
Thanks to Charlotte R. for sending from Shaw just before 1pm.