It resulted from a test shut on a water main, D.C. Water says.
Rush hour just south of Dupont Circle turned into a wet, muddy mess this morning after a large water main beneath the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and N Street NW broke open.
The residents of Washington are no stranger to fire hydrant troubles. So when a DCist reader noticed that the hydrant in the photo to the right had been spewing water for some time, an email landed in our inbox.
WUSA9 reports that three water main breaks are currently affecting the water supply at various locations around Northwest. D.C. Water tells the station that 20 homes are affected in each location — see the map above for where the water’s out — and that it will likely take 6 to 8 hours to repair the breaks.
Crews from D.C. Water are investigating a possible water main break located on 15th Street NW between G and H Streets. “We’re working a suspected water main break there,” according to D.C. Water spokesperson Alan Heymann. Heymann also reported that two nearby buildings were out of service. Based on this image of the scene, traffic in the area appears to be blocked off to allow the crews to investigate….
A large stream of water, approximately twenty feet high according to one account, began shooting into the air this morning at the intersection of Mount Pleasant and Irving Streets NW.
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.
A few people have emailed us in search of information regarding a rather large geyser of water rushing up from the ground at the corner of 14th and Euclid Streets NW this morning. D.C. Water spokesperson Alan Heymann, contacted by email, told DCist that the rushing water was not due to a main break, but was connected to the work that crews were performing in the area last night. Heymann also reminded us that “water…
If so, you better pick up some bottled water. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is putting mandatory water restrictions in place after an inspection found a 96-inch water main — the biggest of WSSC’s underground pipes — to be failing in Potomac. Repairs to fix the main are already underway. So, what does this mean for MoCo residents over the holiday weekend? Well, it means you can forget about spending the Fourth watering your lawns…
Several street closures are in effect this morning in Foggy Bottom due to a water main break in the area. Two westbound lanes on Pennsylvania Ave. NW at 20th Street are closed, as are parts of I Street between 20th and 21st NW, and all southbound lanes at the intersection of 21st and K streets NW. Authorities expect the general vicinity of 21st Street between K and Pennsylvania to remain a mess throughout the morning….
