UPDATE: 7/15/18 8:30 a.m.

If you live in one of the areas under a boil water area in NE D.C. it is now safe to drink your water. D.C. Water just lifted the boil water order for University Heights, Michigan Park, N Michigan Park, Queens Chapel and Brookland.

The agency says run your tap with cold water for 10 minutes before you drink it.

There are no longer boil water advisories for any D.C. neighborhoods.

UPDATE 7/14/18:

Heather Curtis

D.C. Water has lifted the boil water order for some areas effective at 11 a.m. Saturday. It remains in effect for 7,000 residents in University Heights, Michigan Park, N Michigan Park, Queens Chapel and Brookland. The agency hopes to lift the alert completely early Sunday.

At a press conference Saturday morning, D.C. water officials said total coliform bacteria was found in one of 13 water samples tested Friday.

Some people have said D.C. water waited too long to let people know the water may be contaminated. Officials said they struggled to strike a balance between informing people and alarming them. They added wanted to be sure there was possible contamination before they told people.

Bryan Taylor
WMAL

7/13/18

WASHINGTON (WMAL) – After some residents experienced low water pressure or had no water last night, DC Water is now advising people to boil their water before cooking or drinking it until further notice.

The advisory is primarily for residents in Northwest and Northeast DC, but the company says anyone who experienced the low water pressure should boil their water.

DC Water said people who live within the following area should comply with the advisory:

-The north bounded by Western Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue Northwest to Nebraska Avenue to Military Road to Missouri Avenue to New Hampshire Avenue
-To the east by Eastern Avenue
-To the south by New York Avenue to K Street to Whitehurst Freeway
-To the west by Canal Road to the Clara Barton Parkway

Although the root of the problem has been fixed, teams are continuing to check whether the water is safe.

DC Water General Manager and CEO David Gadis said they hope to life the alert by Saturday morning.

For now, customers should either boil water and allow it to cool before use, or they should use bottled water for general purposes.

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