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Council grills DC Water on Washington Aqueduct ties after boil‑water advisories
Summary
Council members pressed DC Water about boil‑water advisories in 2024 tied to Washington Aqueduct operations and algal blooms, and asked how the District will reduce reliance on a single federal source of treated water.
Several committee members focused questions on the Washington Aqueduct, the federal source that supplies water to the District. DC Water leaders said two of the 2024 advisories were tied to external issues at the Washington Aqueduct — an algal bloom that reduced intake capacity and an instance where a valve operation upstream reduced flow to the city — and described the District’s limited direct control over the Aqueduct’s infrastructure.
DC Water’s account: CEO David Gaddis…
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