A boil water advisory issued for thousands of D.C. residents on Wednesday afternoon after a water main break was lifted early Friday.
DC Water said at 5 a.m. Friday that affected customers can now use tap water for all purposes.
“DC Water lifted the boil water advisory after tests confirmed that drinking water meets all water quality safety standards. DC Water tested water samples from multiple sites in the affected area and has verified that there is no risk of water contamination from the loss of pressure in some portions of the distribution system,” officials said in a statement.
People in the affected area are advised to:
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- “Run the cold water taps for 10 minutes (if water was not used at all during the advisory).
- Discard food, beverages or ice prepared with water that was not boiled during the advisory.”
The advisory affected about 4,800 customers who had loss of water pressure after a 20-inch main broke in the 5400-5500 blocks of 41st Street NW. Loss of water pressure can allow contaminants to enter the system.
The advised neighborhoods include Upper Chevy Chase, Ft. Reno, American University, Spring Valley, Friendship Heights, Westover Place, Wakefield, North Cleveland Park, Palisades, Wesley Heights, Foxhall Crescent, Foxhall Village, Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods and Chevy Chase.
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