Are you looking for something different, informative, delightful and stinky to do around Halloween? DC Water has the perfect plan for you: The Number Two Tour! You can take this super-scary, somewhat-stinky tour on Wednesday, October 28; Thursday, October 29; or Friday, October 30 2015 at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, 5000 Overlook Ave SW. […]
As you make your commute this Wednesday, plan to encounter sidewalk and street congestion. Take a deep breath, be safe and patient, and meditate on this: We live in an awesome neighborhood built for biking and walking for commuters of all ages! Wednesday, October 7 is International Walk-to-School Day and even more kids than usual […]
Chances are, you have expired medications in your bathroom/pantry/closet/travel bag. Do yourself and Mother Earth a favor and dispose of these medications in a responsible way: Instead of flushing them down the toilet so they contaminate the water supply, or of throwing them away in the garbage without processing them properly so they end up […]
I’m not entirely sure what makes an enormous machine so exciting and compelling, but I can’t seem to get enough of DC Water’s tunnel boring machines with their delightful names and sassy attitudes. After two years of mining, excavating, and digging a four-mile tunnel to help improve the water quality in the Anacostia River, Lady […]
Finally, here is a tag that you can print out and hang on the valve. In case of emergency, anyone in the house can quickly locate the main water supply valve and cut off the water. (click image for full-size printable file)