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September 24: The Parks Main Street Art All Night

Posted by nextstoprp in Main Street

This Friday, September 24, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, enjoy art and entertainment around Riggs Park and Manor Park with Art All Night. This is the first time these neighborhoods are participating in Art All Night, and there will be a little something for everyone. Details below and at https://theparksmainstreet.org/events/art-all-night2021.

From The Parks Main Street

Art All Night celebrates the visual and performing arts, showcasing the diverse talents of our city’s creative community.

Public and private spaces throughout our business district transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages for an evening of art in all its forms. Art All Night is the perfect stimulant for art, community, and commerce!

The Parks Main Street (TPMS) offers Art All Night LIVE for the first time this year. TPMS participated during the 2020 Art All Night Virtual Edition. We are excited to bring the communities of Riggs Park and Manor Park a live, in-person celebration in 2021.

All public health guidance and safety measures to ensure the well-being of artists, performers, attendees, patrons, and business owners will be followed.

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2021 Programming

* Troka Insurance (Latin-American theme) – 210/212 Riggs Road NE (Riggs Park)

Sponsored by Washington Digital Media.

  • 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Latin American performances
  • Special appearance by Jordan Seitz – Aerial Artist

* Culture Coffee Too – 300 Riggs Road NE (Riggs Park)

Sponsored by Riggs Park Place, an EYA Neighborhood.

  • 7:00 pm-11:00 pm DJ Tim
  • 7:00 pm David Shirley – Mandolin Playing & Singing
  • 7:45 pm Christopher Prince Jazz Singer & Band
  • 8:45 pm Whiskey Girl – Spoken Word
  • 9:30 pm Christopher Prince Jazz Singer & Band

* Hellbender Brewery – 5788 2nd Street NE (Riggs Park)

Sponsored by Hellbender Brewery.

  • 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Open Mic with Cash Prize

* Riggs Wine Liquor (Asian-American theme) – 5581 South Dakota Ave NE (Riggs Park)

Sponsored by Riggs Wine Liquor.

  • 7:00-11:00 pm Asian American performances

* The V.I.P. Room – 3rd Street & Rittenhouse Street NW (Manor Park)

Sponsored by The V.I.P. Room.

  • 7:00 pm DJ Superstar J.R.
  • 8:00 pm Sharon Thomas – Saxophonist
  • 8:30 pm DJ Superstar J.R.
  • 9:30 pm Sharon Thomas – Saxophonist
  • 10:00 pm DJ Superstar JR

* The Learning Curve – TLC (Youth theme) – 3rd Street & Sheridan Street NW (Manor Park)

Sponsored by Peaches Kitchen and Senbeb Cafe.

  • 7:00 pm The Davis Center Dancers
  • 7:30 pm Sarah-mari Ramson – Harp / Flute / Tenor Steel Pan
  • 8:30 pm Rain Young – Art Demonstration
  • 9:30 pm Tangent Band – R& B / Jazz / Soul
  • Special appearance by Jordan Seitz – Fire Dancer

Learn more about the artists at https://theparksmainstreet.org/events/art-all-night2021.

Venue performances subject to change

All public health guidance and safety measures to ensure the well-being of artists, performers, attendees, patrons, and business owners will be followed.

Tonight September 20: ANC 4B08 Community Meeting

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 4B

From ANC 4B

From ANC 4B Chair Allison Brooks, SMD 4B08:

Due to a scheduling conflict, I had to change my regularly scheduled SMD Meeting to Monday, September 20th at 6:30pm.  We will hear from 3 development projects.  The agenda and the virtual meeting information is listed below.

Agenda

  1. Sue A. Marshall, Executive Director, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness
  2. Jeff C. Utz, Phi Beta Sigma
  3. Zachary Williams, Chick- Fil-A

Meeting Information

Meeting link:https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m965f56cff963071036cbe17ea68681bd

Meeting number:  2312 383 2550

Password:  UnTSKdQB486

Lamond-Riggs Library September 2021 Construction Update & What to expect in weeks ahead

Posted by nextstoprp in Lamond Riggs Library

From DC Public Library

Below is a quick update on construction progress from your Library rebuild and what to expect in the weeks ahead.

Construction progress update with photographs below:

  • All Structural Steel installation and inspections are complete.
  • Concrete slabs on both floors have been poured, and inspected, and tested.
  • Exterior framing and sheathing have progressed well.
  • Interior wall construction has started.
  • All underground plumbing, electrical work and related inspections are complete.
  • Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing rough-ins on the second level have progressed well and started on the first floor.
  • Environmental testing and inspections continue.

What to expect in the weeks ahead?

  • Construction will continue within the permitted hours of 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Saturday.
  • Pepco coordination for temporary power anticipated to be complete in the upcoming weeks.
  • Exterior finish materials and curtainwall (glass) installation scheduled to start in the upcoming weeks and will continue into November.
  • Roof installation will continue into October.
  • Interior wall construction inspections will continue in the next few weeks.
  • No utility work is scheduled in the upcoming weeks and a separate alert will be sent in advance of the utility tie-ins on South Dakota Ave – currently projected to occur in November.
  • Consigli Construction is taking all necessary measures to run a safe operation, and as with all construction projects, construction-related noise will be part of the process as the team builds your new library.

Any general questions from the community can be directed to Library’s Community engagement liaison Martha Saccocio at her email: Martha.Saccocio@dc.gov.

Any time-sensitive Construction Safety issues can be reported to Consigli Construction Superintendent- Michael Davis at 202.570.3375.

Photo from South Dakota Ave showing framing and sheathing work underway 


Photo from Kennedy St. site showing framing and sheathing work underway

Photo from Jefferson St,  showing framing and sheathing work underway and progress on the rear of the building

Photo from second floor showing interior Framing and above ceiling infrastructure

Procore


Photo from first floor of the library looking towards Jefferson St, during concrete pour

Procore

September 2021 Construction Update on Riggs Park Place

Posted by nextstoprp in Riggs Park Place (formerly Fort Totten South)

As neighbors have noticed, vertical construction has started on the townhomes at Riggs Park Place, a new townhome community under development by EYA on the southeast corner of South Dakota Avenue and Riggs Road NE. EYA’s latest newsletter on Riggs Park Place states that only nine homes remain available for sale (out of 90 total homes). The newsletter also provides a brief construction update.

From EYA

Construction Update 

Excitement is in the air with the start of vertical construction! The first building is in framing up to the second level. Concrete foundations are underway in the next building—the foundation walls are expected to be completed this week with plumbing groundworks installations beginning next week. 

Land development also continues onsite with continued work on underground utilities including water and sewer. And the site is now ready to receive power to the community. A new street entrance has been cut and base paving is expected to begin the end of October. 

September 22: ANC 4B07 Community Meeting on Lamond Apartments (Virtual)

Posted by nextstoprp in Lamond

On September 22, 2021, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, ANC Commissioner Geoff Bromaghim (4B07) will be holding a community meeting regarding apartments planned for a long-vacant building at 6101 Sligo Mill Road NE in Lamond (zoning case number 05-30D). See discussion of this project in these posts.

From Commissioner Bromaghim

This large property has been vacant and blighted for the last few years. The developer presented their plans in a community meeting in June. Now that they have submitted an application (click here to see their appl.) to the Zoning Commission, we are convening this meeting without the developer so we can discuss the proposal and gather community input.

New plans to redevelop this property will ultimately require approval from the Zoning Commission. That approval process allows for considerable input from the community. 

Please join us! To participate in the meeting by computer or phone, use the log-in info below:   

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time
https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m954d1cd56b6553c2a57c27b549affe88

Meeting number: 2308 750 3996
Password: WCfcu4z59Pk

Or join by phone: +1-202-860-2110, Access code: 230 875 03996

Agenda

  1. Welcome & Introductions
  2. Project Overview
  3. Zoning Process & Next Steps for this Application
  4. Facilitated Discussion: Community Impacts & Solutions

September 22: ANC 5A Monthly Public Meeting (Virtual)

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

Ed. Note 9/22/201: Apparently Art Place at Fort Totten Block B Modification Application will be on the agenda as well.

ANC 5A Monthly Public Meeting
September 22, 2021
6:45 pm

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84404462291?pwd=MkpjeWRTT1ZHQkk0NFcrTGk5SEdIZz09

Meeting ID:  844 0446 2291    
Passcode: 641962

Dial In: 301 715 8592

Agenda Items

  1. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
  2. BZA Application for 65-97 Hawaii Avenue NE (SMD 5A06)
  3. DC Powerline Undergrounding (DC PLUG)

September 21: ANC 5A08 Community Meeting (Virtual) – Updated

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

Update 9/16/2021: Received updated agenda with National Park Service from Commissioner Fletcher

ANC 5A08 Single Member District Meeting with ANC Commissioner Gordon Fletcher (5A08)
September 21, 2021
6:30 pm-8:00 pm

Zoom link will be sent to ANC 5A08 email list or email 5A08@anc.dc.gov for link

Agenda

1. Recap of last SMD meeting

2. Art Place at Fort Totten – Block B Revisions – Modification of Consequence

3. DDOT Seeking Input on Proposed Capital Bikeshare Station at South Dakota Avenue & Galloway Street NE

4. DDOT Traffic Violence/Traffic Mitigation Discussion

5. Update from Social Justice & Rocketship Charter School

6. Public Safety Task Force Update

7. National Park Service Update – Pedestrian path connecting Galloway and Gallatin Street NE between the Fort Totten Metro Station and South Dakota Avenue NE

8. Updates from Mayor’s Office & CM McDuffie’s Office

9. Community Concerns

September 12: ANC 4B Community Safety & Support Committee Meeting

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 4B

From ANC 4B

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B’s Community Safety and Support Committee will meet for the first time on Sunday, September 12, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The committee will be meeting virtually. Details about participating/watching the meeting are included below:

For video participation via Microsoft Teams on a computer or mobile device, click this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDVkNDViM2QtZGNkYy00MjhhLWExMjMtZGVkN2ZhMDMxZjgy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228fe449f1-8b94-4fb7-9906-6f939da82d73%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2207609644-7bd6-44e9-8154-628df7b031d0%22%7d | Meeting ID: 997 790 169#

For voice-only participation on a telephone, dial (202) 594-9550. Meeting ID: 997 790 169#

There is no live stream for this meeting.

Additional information is available in the March 2021 ANC 4B resolution that authorized this committee.

September 11: Riggs Park & Michigan Park Community Day Reunion

Posted by nextstoprp in North Michigan PArk, Riggs Park

Just a heads up that this Saturday, September 11, the annual Riggs Park/Michigan Park reunion will take place at Fort Circle Park (between Galloway Street NE & Gallatin Street NE) from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm. This event is held by folks who grew up in the two neighborhoods. Some still live in the neighborhood; others come back to visit. There is usually a large crowd so expect a fair amount of traffic on Galloway Street on Saturday.

Construction halted on North Michigan Park-Fort Totten Pedestrian Path Again

Posted by nextstoprp in Fort Circle Park, North Michigan PArk, Transportation
View of unfinished path from Galloway Street NE, September 8, 2021

Just when we thought things were finally back on track for construction of the North Michigan Park-Fort Totten pedestrian path between Galloway and Gallatin streets NE, ANC 5A sends word that the National Park Service (NPS) is halting construction again. And this time more indefinitely it appears. See the communication from ANC 5A below:

The National Park Service (NPS) recently paused construction of the Fort Totten pedestrian trail between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street, N.E. again. 

During preparations to resume construction, the NPS discovered an underground infrastructure that may prohibit the trail from being constructed as planned.    The NPS is surveying the site and considering other options for the trail that could include redesigning the trail or changing its route. 

The site will remain closed for public safety as we explore these options.  

We know this project is important to the community, and it is important to us, too.     We will resume construction as soon as possible. 

Please reach out to me at kym_elder@nps.gov if you should have any questions. 

Color me confused. NPS does not indicate exactly what this “underground infrastructure” is.

This also makes me wonder if a path/sidewalk will ever get constructed on the south side of Galloway between South Dakota and 4th Street NE. That path should have been designed a long time ago. I was told by someone in the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) that after funding was finally budgeted for design, NPS designed a path that was six feet when it should have been 10 feet. Earlier this year in April, NPS wrote to me that “DDOT just transferred the funding to Federal Highway Administration to complete the design of the sidewalk from South Dakota Avenue NE to the existing DDOT/WMATA sidewalk along Galloway Street NE. We do not have a timeline at this point when the design will be completed.” So design of that path appears to be sitting in a black hole somewhere between NPS and DDOT. I remain confused about why all of this seems so hard.

In any case, it is not clear what the timeline is for next steps on the Gallatin-Galloway path or how and when NPS intends to rehabilitate the area where extensive soil has already been removed for construction. But hopefully the unfinished path will not just become an even bigger mud pit than it already was before this project got started.

Preview Center for One Life Fitness is Open

Posted by nextstoprp in Cafritz Art Place at Fort Totten

I am sure by now neighbors have seen the banners for One Life Fitness near the corner of South Dakota Avenue and Ingraham Street NE. The trailer there is a preview center for the new gym. Make an appointment to visit the preview center to get information on amenities and new member rates by calling (202) 459-4664 or emailing forttotten@onelifefitness.com. The gym will have an indoor salt water pool, whirlpool, boutique studio classes, cycle studio, strike boxing studio and classes, hydromassage, and more.

Follow One Life Fitness on facebook for up-to-date announcements about the gym, like the outdoor dance rhythm vibez class they posted about recently. The class will take place outdoors on September 7, 2021, (weather permitting) at 6:00 pm on the corner of South Dakota Avenue and Galloway Street NE. Call (202) 459-4664 to register.

The new gym, scheduled to open on South Dakota Avenue NE between Galloway Street and Ingraham Street in January 2022, is a long time coming and will serve as an anchor for the first phase of Art Place at Fort Totten. I for one am looking forward to having a gym in the neighborhood.

Plans submitted for Lamond apartments

Posted by nextstoprp in Lamond

Post updated 9/3/2021 with renderings from applicant’s Zoning submission

Rendering of building from applicant’s Zoning submission

DC Urbanturf has the update on plans for 50 apartments at 6101 Sligo Mill Road NE to complete the development at The Hampshires in Lamond. The developer has submitted an application for a modification of significance of an approved planned unit development (PUD) and related map amendment with the DC Zoning Commission (zoning case number 05-30D). As previously noted, in the original PUD, the building was slated to be renovated for condos. Several years and a couple of ownership changes later, the new owner is now proposing to raze the building and build apartments. The owner states that the layout of the existing building is not conducive to housing and therefore needs to be razed. The units will be a mix of studio, one bedroom, one bedroom plus den, and two bedrooms. Eleven of the units will be rented below market rate to households earning up to 60 percent of median family income. The development team is proposing to provide 50 vehicle parking spaces.

See renderings from the applicant’s Zoning submission here.

A zoning hearing will be scheduled at some point. The project is located in ANC single member district 4B07.

Rendering of building from applicant’s Zoning submission

Second Modification for Art Place at Fort Totten Phase 2 Submitted

Posted by nextstoprp in Cafritz Art Place at Fort Totten

As expected, the Cafritz Foundation has submitted a second application for a modification of consequence for the second phase of Art Place at Fort Totten (also known as “Block B” or “The FEZ at Art Place“) with the DC Zoning Commission (zoning case number 06-10F). After a multi-year journey that is too much to capture in this post, the Zoning Commission approved the second phase of this planned unit development (PUD) with Meow Wolf, effective March 20, 2020 (see these posts for that discussion). On April 21, 2020, the developer filed an application for a modification of consequence with a few changes that was approved by the Zoning Commission, effective September 4, 2020. Now that Meow Wolf is no longer part of the second phase, the developer is back with another application for a modification of consequence due to the change in tenant mix.

The submission dated August 26, 2021, states,

As a result of the unprecedented impacts of the COVID pandemic, Meow Wolf determined that it was no longer able to move forward with the ratified lease for space at the Art Place at Fort Totten Phase B. While no longer pursuing the original plans, Meow Wolf and the Applicant remain excited about the vibrant creative community of Washington DC and the vision for the Arts Place at Fort Totten. Both parties agreed to keep open the option to work together in the coming years in order to find ways to honor each other’s social impact mission for the benefit of the metropolitan area.

Proposed modifications from the submission

  • Modification of Commercial Use
    • Meow Wolf being replaced with similar immersive arts experience
    • Previously approved uses remain (children’s museum, food hall, grocery store, arts uses, theater/entertainment space) – (Note: submission notes developer is in talks with the Venue Group to manage the theater/entertainment space and is in talks with Illuminarium, Super Blue, and Artechouse about being part of the family entertainment zone (FEZ)
    • Overall commercial use area reduced by 33,500 square feet
  • Modification of residential use
    • Extend north residential tower & eliminate amenity terrace to add residential units all the way to Kennedy Street (Note: all of the additional units would be market-rate)
    • Last remaining Riggs Plaza garden apartment no longer needed
    • Dog Park relocated to new corner of 4th & Kennedy
  • Architectural Modifications
    • “Fort” on corner of Ingraham & 4th removed to improve indoor/outdoor dining experience
    • Height of drum reduced by 2 stories based on replacing Meow Wolf
    • Terrace added above retail on South Dakota Avenue
    • Area of excavation for parking & parking count reduced based on revised program
    • Electrical transformers & switchgear relocated based on new garage footprint
    • Traffic study updated to show no adverse impact to new program with parking reduction (Note: parking reduced from 717 vehicle spaces to 494 spaces, believes fits more of the demand due to fewer peak hour trips, same access points into the site, removed one garage entrance)
    • Loading berth off 4th Street added to enhance flexibility for commercial tenants
    • Palette on residential towers revised based on more neutral colors
  • The Cafritz Foundation states they will abide by proposed mitigations in the original PUD–full traffic signal at South Dakota Avenue & Ingraham Street NE, pedestrian improvements on Ingraham Street, improvements on South Dakota Avenue NE and on Kennedy Street NE

The developer believes that the changes are not so significant as to require a hearing and anticipates that the Zoning Commission will be able to consider the modification on the record at a public meeting on September 30, 2021.

The project sits in ANC 5A08. ANC Commissioner Gordon Fletcher (5A08) will likely hold a single member district (SMD) meeting sometime in September about the proposed changes, so stay tuned for that.

Some images of the proposed changes below:

Vote for The Parks Main Street Best of DC 2021 Finalists

Posted by nextstoprp in Main Street

From The Parks Main Street

Thank you to everyone who took time to nominate businesses in The Parks Main Street (TPMS) corridor for Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2021. Now it’s time to vote!

Please take a minute to vote for the following businesses in The Parks Main Street that are finalists for Best of DC 2021.

Vote Now through September 19 until 11:59 pm using the link below!

VOTE for TPMS Businesses/Nonprofit


Best Architecture Firm – AMAR Group LLC (Manor Park)

Best Dance Company – The Davis Center (Manor Park)

Best Dry Cleaners – Riggs Dry Cleaners (Riggs Park)

Best Food Nonprofit – Food & Friends (Riggs Park)

Best Place to Volunteer – Food & Friends

Best COVID Support Services – Food & Friends

Best Neighborhood Festival We Missed Most – Art All Night

Back to School for New Neighborhood Charter Schools

Posted by nextstoprp in Education

Last night, ANC 5A distributed the following communication from the principals of Rocketship Infinity Community Prep Public Charter School, AppleTree at Rocketship, and The Social Justice Public Charter School. The schools are located on one campus in the newly renovated warehouses at 5450 3rd Street NE (off Kennedy Street NE near Fort Totten Metro station). If you would like to be added to ANC 5A’s email distribution list, please contact ANC Commissioner Emily Singer Lucio (5A03), secretary for ANC 5A, at 5A03@anc.dc.gov.

From ANC 5A

Greetings Valued Members of the Ward 5 Community,

               The 5450 3rd street Campus, which comprises Rocketship Infinity Community Prep, AppleTree at Rocketship, and Social Justice School, are excited to start the 2021-2022 school year in person. In anticipation of our start, we wanted to be proactive in communicating start and end times for arrival and dismissal and efforts we are making to mitigate traffic in the local community.

Rocketship and AppleTree will begin school on Monday, August 23 with 225 students in grades PK3-Third Grade. Social Justice School will begin school on Thursday, August 26 with 115 students in grades 5-7. With that in mind, Rocketship and AppleTree will begin arrival at 7:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Dismissal will begin at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesdays are an early release day with dismissal beginning at 1:50pm.

Social Justice will begin at 8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday. Dismissal will begin at 3:45 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesdays are an early release day with dismissal beginning at 12:30pm. Our goal is to ensure a safe and efficient arrival and dismissal for our students and mitigate excessive traffic in the area.

To that end, we have put the following plans into place.

  1. We are also working to have a traffic control officer who will be stationed at the intersection of South Dakota and Kennedy during arrival and dismissal windows.
  2. We have a staggered start and dismissal schedule to reduce the amount of families dropping off and picking up students.
  3. We will have multiple members of each school community working outside to ensure and maintain the flow of traffic up and down 3rd street.

We do express gratitude in advance for your patience through the first few weeks of school as we get our families, many of whom are joining us in person for the first time, used to the flow of the system and routine of arrival and dismissal. We are proud to be a part of the Ward 5 Community and look forward to partnering together.  Please feel free to contact us, via our information below, with any questions and we will be sure to schedule a meeting and or tour to address questions in the coming weeks. 

Respectfully,

Angel McNeil, Founding Principal, Rocketship Infinity Community Prep
amcneil@rsed.org

Paige Lester, Principal, AppleTree at Rocketship
paige.lester@appletreeinstitue.org

Brandon Johnson, Founding Principal, Social Justice School.
brandon@thesocialjusticeschool.org

Today August 19: WSJ Reporter Michael C. Bender Book Talk on 2020 Election at Culture Coffee Too

Posted by nextstoprp in Uncategorized

Book Talk: Senior White House Reporter for the Wall Street Journal Michael C. Bender Discussing His Book, “Frankly We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost”

August 19, 2021
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Culture Coffee Too
300 Riggs Road NE
Washington, DC 20011

Free registration on eventbrite. Books available for purchase for $30 plus tax


North Michigan Park-Fort Totten Pedestrian Trail Construction Progress

Posted by nextstoprp in Fort Circle Park, North Michigan PArk, Transportation

By Robert Oliver (Contributor)

Construction activity has begun in earnest on the North Michigan Park-Fort Totten pedestrian trail after being halted in July 2020 due to the discovery of an unexploded ordnance on the trail. After testing the soil and getting negative test results, the National Park Service removed the fencing around the trail last month to resume work.

On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, surveyors surveyed and staked the trail a year after its closure. 

Surveyor team, August 10, 2021. Photo credit: Robert Oliver

On Thursday, August 12, 2021, the Oak Hill construction team arrived to complete the job. Oak Hill is a subcontractor hired by Autumn General Contracting, LLC. Oak Hill’s construction supervisor stated work to complete the pedestrian path connecting Galloway and Gallatin streets NE across Fort Totten Park should take around six weeks. The crew began removing dirt to prepare the site.

Hauling dirt, August 12, 2021. Photo credit: Robert Oliver

  

View of trail construction towards Galloway Street NE, August 12, 2021. Photo credit: Robert Oliver
View of trail construction towards Gallatin Street NE, August 12, 2021. Photo credit: Robert Oliver

August 8: Boil Water Advisory Lifted – Follow Protective Measures Before Using Tap Water

Posted by nextstoprp in Public Safety

DC Water has lifted the Boil Water Advisory for all customers.

Please see the interactive map at www.dcwater.com or call the 24-Hour Command Center at (202) 612-3400 to verify if your address was in the affected area.

Customers residing in the previously affected area should take the following precautions before returning to normal water usage:

  • Run the cold water taps for 10 minutes (if water was not used at all during the advisory).
  • Discard food or ice prepared with water that was not boiled during the advisory.
  • Consult the owner’s manual to find out how to sanitize appliances and home filtration systems if used during the advisory.

From DC Water

Boil Water Advisory lifted for all customers

August 8, 2021

Protective actions given for those in the smaller impact area

Este aviso y más información están también disponibles en www.dcwater.com, y preguntas frecuentes bilingües se encuentran en www.dcwater.com/BWAliftFAQ.

All DC Water customers in the impact area under the boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after following the instructions provided below.

DC Water issued the boil water advisory as a conservative measure to protect public health, and we sincerely appreciate our customers’ patience while we took necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the tap water we deliver.

David L. Gadis, CEO and General Manager of DC Water, said, “Protecting the health and safety of our customers is our highest priority. We understand actions like these are very disruptive, but we will always put our customers’ safety first.”

DC Water lifted the boil water advisory after tests confirmed that drinking water meets all water quality safety standards. DC Water tested water samples from multiple sites in the affected area and has verified that the there is no risk of water contamination from the loss of pressure in some portions of the distribution system. Therefore, DC Water has ended the bottled water distribution.

Please see the interactive map at www.dcwater.com or call the 24-Hour Command Center at (202) 612-3400 to verify if your address was in the affected area.

Customers residing in the previously affected area should take the following precautions before returning to normal water usage:

  • Run the cold water taps for 10 minutes (if water was not used at all during the advisory).
  • Discard food or ice prepared with water that was not boiled during the advisory.
  • Consult the owner’s manual to find out how to sanitize appliances and home filtration systems if used during the advisory.

On August 6, DC Water received one positive test from a sampling site located in the affected area. On August 7 and August 8, subsequent testing did not detect the presence of coliform bacteria contamination. 

In the late afternoon of Wednesday, August 4, 2021, crews closed valves in the area of 13th Street and Spring Road, NW in an effort to isolate a leak on a 36” water transmission line to make repairs, causing low or no water pressure to area homes. System pressure was restored and the 36” water transmission line has been repaired.

Please share this information with your friends and neighbors, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this public notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

Please read the FAQ for action following the Boil Water Advisory which is located on the website.

DC Water will work with customers to answer questions and respond to additional issues following the Boil Water Advisory. Customers with water quality questions should contact the Drinking Water Division at (202) 612-3440 (Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)

All other questions or suggestions should be directed to DC Water Customer Service at 202-354-3600 (Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) or the 24-Hour Command Center at (202) 612-3400. Information is also available at www.dcwater.com and FAQs are provided at dcwater.com/BWAliftFAQ.Sign up for
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