After lodging a protest last week, DC Water was informed this week that attendees at next year’s presidential inaugural luncheon will be able to forego fancy, imported bottle water and instead refresh themselves with local tap water.

If you’re a bit of a water snob, D.C. Water bets that you won’t be able to tell the difference between good ol’ tap water and the stuff out of the bottle that you pay for.

In a letter to frustrated Bloomingdale residents, D.C. Water General Manager explained what the agency was doing to respond to flooding in the neighborhood.

About 98 times a year, the District gets enough rain that its aging combined sewer system overflows, dumping roughly 2.5 billion gallons of wastewater in the Anacostia and Potomac rivers, as well as into Rock Creek. But today, D.C. Water broke ground on a $2.6 billion project that will all but eliminate the overflow, making area rivers and the Chesapeake Bay significantly cleaner in the process.

A few months ago, the DC Water and Sewer Authority announced the results of a re-branding contest. The Authority adopted the name DC Water, with the hopes of refreshing their image. George Hawkins is the General Manager of DC Water and the former Director of the District’s Department of the Environment. What does your Sunday routine look like? When I’m in the District on weekends, I spend a lot of time taking long hikes…

The District runs on a series of tubes, and D.C. Water is responsible for maintaining them. Last week, D.C. Water — formerly (and still legally) D.C. Water and Sewer Authority — brought in some bloggers to explain how those tubes work. Better still, D.C. Water explained how the utility is making sure customers know how they work. Here’s an example: In December of last year, Shepherd Park experienced a drop in water pressure. As D.C….

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority desperately needs to change its image. After years of disturbing lead findings, toxic chlorine pollutants, chronically broken fire hydrants, and the like, they’re hardly seen as the District’s most efficient agency. It won’t be an easy task to make people forget WASA’s inadequacies, but new General Manager George Hawkins has to start somewhere — so why not get the ball rolling with a new logo? In…