Post Tagged with: "DC Water"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a complaint on April 21 against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations that led to, and resultedRead More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the site of the Potomac Interceptor collapse on Feb. 25 for an in-person look at the repair process. The visit included a briefing on the latest plans, developments and timeline for full repair and environmental remediation.Read More

DC Water has selected the Water Smart Alliance, a joint venture of Stantec and AtkinsRéalis, to manage its water capital improvement program (CIP). Under the joint venture, the team will oversee a five-year, $43 million (USD) water management program, which will center around updating agingRead More

This summer DC Water released its 2023 Lead Free DC (LFDC) Plan, detailing the necessary actions required from DC Water, customers the District of Columbia, and other key partners to accelerate lead line replacement efforts. Lead Free DC launched in 2019 with the goal of removingRead More

In May, DC Water named Jeffrey F. Thompson as the authority’s new chief operating officer and executive vice president. Thompson comes to DC Water from the Birmingham (AL) Water Works Board, where he had served as assistant general manager since 2019. In that capacity, heRead More

Ushering in a new era of leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic opportunities, WSSC Water’s Board of Commissioners has announced Kishia L. Powell as the commission’s next general manager and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Powell currently serves as DC Water’s chief operating officer andRead More

Eighth annual conference coming to nation’s capital Aug. 17-18 David L. Gadis, chief executive officer and general manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), will give the opening keynote at the eighth annual Water Finance Conference on the morning ofRead More

A diverse group of global utilities, solution providers, academia and thought leaders have developed a groundbreaking Digital Twin Readiness Guide, the first-of-its-kind roadmap for digital twin implementation to advance the water industry. Spearheaded by the SWAN Forum, Brown and Caldwell, DHI, and with contributions fromRead More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced a $156 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water). The loan will help finance water infrastructure improvements throughout the city, includingRead More

DC Water announced in November that Marc Battle will serve as its general council and executive vice president for legal affairs. The announcement followed a rigorous national search overseen by the DC Water Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have Marc and his expertiseRead More