Good morning, D.C. After some beautiful weather this week, looks like we're back to clouds and showers this weekend. Perhaps it's time for a spring cleaning project, an afternoon catching up on your favorite TV show, or for the less ambitious: a nice nap. more ›

Congratulations, portions of southern Prince George's County -- you may not have any power right now, but at least you should be able to drink water from the tap again! The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has lifted the boil-water advisory which had been in effect for a large majority of the County since Monday, when a massive water main broke near Capitol Heights. Recent tests conducted on the County's water supply showed no contamination. WSSC is informing customers that though they don't need to boil their water, it's a good idea to run all taps on cold for five minutes before you drink, throw away any ice made in the last few days, disinfect icemakers with a diluted bleach solution and flush refrigerator lines. more ›

DCist food editor Jamie Liu sends in these photos from the scene of an early-morning water main break which happened just across the District line near the intersection of Friendship Boulevard and Willard Avenue in Friendship Village. A vehicle, parked on the curb of Friendship Avenue, fell into a hole created by the main break, which occurred around 6 a.m. more ›

On again, and off again. Reports have been conflicting over the status of water restriction in the City of Rockville after a 24-inch main break. Since Wednesday, a limit has been placed on lawn watering, toilet flushing and car washing -- basically every domestic weekend activity. A second break was found on Friday, delaying the alleviation of restrictions until today. more ›

An incredibly large water main break is currently shooting water 100 feet into the air in Potomac this evening. (We sure hope that the owner of that house in the bottom right corner there has some good flood insurance.) more ›

The Washington Post reports that Antonio Jones, a Largo-based consultant and Maryland alumnus, will fill the seat on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission recently vacated by Juanita Miller, pending confirmation. That's about the long and short of PG County Executive Jack Johnson's appointment -- though both the Post and Gazette suggest that a bucket of lukewarm water would be a more productive commish than Miller. If you're just catching up, see the Gazette's long view on the issues facing new WSSC head Jerry Johnson and DCist's posts here. more ›

When DC Water and Sewer Authority General Manager Jerry Johnson left the agency in April, WASAWatch hailed the news as an end to a "culture of deception, secrecy, and disregard for public health." Perhaps true for the District proper -- but in the broader Washington metropolitan area, deception, secrecy, and disregard for public health are never far from hand. Johnson has been selected by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to serve as its general manager, according to reports. more ›

Remember when that 75-foot-wide river that washed Bethesda away after that water main break? That wasn't Juanita Miller's fault. But almost everything else is. more ›