DC WASA operates two skimmer boats that remove floatable debris in the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers— up to 120 tons of trash per month.
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WASA Proposes Rate Increase for Water and Sewer Services
Mar 18, 2008— DCWASA is considering a proposed 8.5 percent rate increase for water and sewer services, effective October 1, 2008.
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Celebrating Drinking Water Week May 4-10
May 07, 2008— DC WASA joins with organizations around the country in celebrating a precious, and often overlooked, resource.
Other News
- Temporary disinfectant change in drinking water
- District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) Receives Bond Rating Upgrade
More News/Alerts
DCWASA encourages customers to use water wisely and conserve our most important natural resource.
Customers benefit from conserving water by lowering their water bills and doing something good for the environment.
More Conservation Information
Like many older cities, a portion of the District is served by sewers, built at the end of the 19th century, that carry both sanitary sewage and stormwater in the same pipe to the wastewater treatment plant.
The system works well in dry weather; but the sewers are not large enough to hold both wastewater and stormwater during heavy rainfall. As a result, overflow outfalls are installed along the system to reduce street and basement flooding by diverting polluting CSOs directly into the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, Rock Creek, and other tributaries. DCWASA is implementing a 20-year, $2 billion program to reduce 96 percent of these discharges.
More Information On CSOs and DCWASA's Long Term Control Plan
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