DC Water will replace a defective valve on a 30-inch water main on the outbound side of the Key Bridge tonight. The work will ...

DC Water celebrated the christening of Emily today. It’s the second giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will help build the 5.5-mile Potomac River Tunnel. The celebration continued with Community ...

DC Water’s tunnel boring machine Mary may be the muscle behind the Potomac River Tunnel Project, but the gantries that trail behind her form the heart, brains, and guts of the operation. Now crews ...

Ten years ago, DC Water took the bold step of recycling waste from the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant into Bloom, a nutrient-rich soil product. Since then, Bloom has become a ...

Starting on or about Aug. 7, 2026, weather permitting, drivers can expect a temporary lane closure southbound on Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW near the intersection of Virginia Avenue NW and F ...

DC Water has finished the first of four emergency repair projects on the Potomac Interceptor sewer line. Crews completed work today to strengthen a 600-foot section of pipe at Dulles International ...

Crews also reach a major milestone near Dulles International Airport as the next phase of repairs begins this week DC Water has completed the first major step in emergency repairs to a 175-foot ...

Today, DC Water broke ground on the Piney Branch Tunnel, the final major tunnel in our Clean Rivers Project. This work will help keep sewage and trash out of local waterways and make Rock Creek, the ...

As DC Water’s Board of Directors considers proposed rate increases for the upcoming 2027 and 2028 fiscal years, we’re asking customers to share their concerns and provide feedback during a public ...

Dry Conditions, above-average temperatures, and below-normal water levels in the Potomac River have prompted a Drought Watch by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) Drought ...

Emily, DC Water’s second tunnel boring machine for the Potomac River Tunnel Project, arrived early this morning at the West Potomac Park construction site. Once assembled and launched, she will ...

DC Water has outlined its next steps to complete the environmental cleanup and its plan for continued water quality monitoring this summer, as part of the ongoing response to January’s failure in the ...