The AlertDC system sent out a warning that F Street NW is closed between 21st and 22nd street due to a ruptured natural gas line. Officials are asking that you avoid this area if at all possible on your way home tonight. UPDATE 5:54 p.m.: The natural gas line has been repaired and the roadway reopened.......

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority sent around word this morning that too many people, especially in Southeast, have been opening up fire hydrants during the heat wave over the past few days, and water pressure in some areas is now very low as a result. The agency says they'd really, really like it if you would stop opening up those hydrants and playing in the resulting spraying water.The public is reminded that unauthorized use......

A water main break is disrupting traffic on 16th Street NW between Florida Ave. and Euclid Street. D.C. Water and Sewer Authority workers are on the scene working on the break. Only one lane is getting by northbound past the workers at this time. If you need to head north of U Street NW in the area, take 15th Street instead. We're waiting to hear back from WASA, but initial reports indicate low water......

Several neighborhood blogs are posting information about the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority's upcoming public meetings to discuss a proposed 8.5 percent rate increase to city water and sewer rates. WASA is one of the city's most troubled agencies, having come under fire many times in recent years, notably for water pressure and communication problems that may have hampered firefighters during an apartment fire in Adams Morgan, elevated lead and toxic chlorine levels in the......

Earlier today the AlertDC system sent out an advisory that five water mains had broken overnight in Southeast DC. The DC Water and Sewer Authority followed up with a press release a couple of hours later with the exact locations of the breaks, details on service disruptions, and repair schedule. The utility said that approximately 50 households were affected, though more may be impacted as work continues through the evening. * Work to repair a......