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DC Water and the National Park Service welcome public comment on Soapstone Valley Park sewer…

Press Release Jun 4, 2019

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2019 Contacts: Pamela Mooring or Emanuel Briggs (DC Water) Katie Liming (NPS) DC Water and the National Park Service welcome public comment on Soapstone Valley Park sewer…

OPC Ready to Take on New Role to Advocate for DC Water Consumers

Press Release Apr 11, 2019

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 11, 2019 Contact: Doxie A. McCoy, Public Information Officer OPC Ready to Take on New Role to Advocate for DC Water Consumers Washington, D.C. - Now that the DC Water Consumer…

NBC4: DC Water to Change Calculation of Controversial Water Fee to Increase Fairness

Editor Apr 9, 2019

DC Water is changing the way it calculates a controversial fee that currently costs some residents hundreds of dollars each month.

WTOP: DC drinking water needs more monitoring for lead, audit finds

Editor Apr 4, 2019

D.C. Water isn’t doing all that could be done to reduce lead levels in the District’s drinking water, according to an audit by the city’s Office of Inspector General.

Washington Post: Lane closures, parking restrictions coming to Rhode Island Avenue NW next week

Editor Mar 7, 2019

Workers need to remove a median to make way for a new tunnel designed to reduce sewage overflows into waterways and backups into basements.

WAMU: How D.C. Is Keeping Raw Sewage Out Of Rock Creek By ‘Greening’ The City

Editor Feb 22, 2019

If you’ve ever been for a hike in Rock Creek Park after a rainstorm, you probably know the smell.

Washington Post Magazine: Aqua Man

Editor Jan 17, 2019

Marc Edwards helped expose dangerous amounts of lead in the water in Flint and D.C. Now, some of the activists he worked with have turned against him.

Washington Post: Treasury comes up $6 million short on D.C. water bill

Editor Jan 9, 2019

The ongoing partial shutdown has stopped up the federal government’s payment of its water bills in Washington.

WAMU: The Feds Didn’t Pay Their $5 Million Water Bill. Can D.C. Shut Off Water To The White House?

Editor Jan 8, 2019

The federal government owns a lot of sinks, faucets and toilets in the District of Columbia, where 195,000 government employees wash their hands, fill up their water bottles and flush their waste on a daily basis.

DC Water’s Anacostia River Tunnel saves river from 4.5 billion gallons of sewage overflow in 2018

Press Release Jan 7, 2019

DC Water’s Anacostia River Tunnel saves river from 4.5 billion gallons of sewage overflow in 2018 January 07, 2019 Tunnel opened and operational during wettest year on record Last Monday night’s rain…

ABC7: DC Water tunnel saves Anacostia River from 4.5 billion gallons of sewage overflow in 2018

Editor Jan 7, 2019

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A DC Water tunnel helped save the Anacostia River from 4.5 billion gallons of sewage overflow in 2018, DC Water announced Monday.

NBC4: DC Officials Quietly Alter Plan to Ease Water Bills to Avoid Lawsuit

Editor Dec 12, 2018

Washington, D.C., officials have quietly altered a $13 million plan to ease water bills after a former water board member threatened to sue, calling the plan unfair and unconstitutional.

Washington Post: In D.C., water fees tap into tension over race, gentrification and the First…

Editor Nov 28, 2018

Of municipal government’s many mundane functions, perhaps none is less attention-grabbing than the collection of water and sewer fees.

Klingle Valley Trail Closures Begin October 1

Press Release Sep 25, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens Klingle Valley Trail Closures Begin October 1 (Washington, DC) – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close…

DC Water’s Board Approves New Rates With Eye Towards Increasing Affordability

Press Release Sep 18, 2018

DC Water's Board Approves New Rates With Eye Towards Increasing Affordability September 18, 2018 New rates and fees for District water customers go into effect next month, as DC Water takes unprecedented steps…

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District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

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A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

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A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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