WASHINGTON — DC Water has lifted the boil water advisory that was in effect for parts of Northeast D.C.
The company said tests confirm the drinking water is safe and there is no contamination in the water system.
The District announced that all pools except Turkey Thicket will open on time on Sunday.
All spray parks will be activated on time except for Turkey Thicket and Riggs-LaSalle, which will be activated at noon, the city said in a news release.
DC Water recommends that if you were in the affected area, you should run your cold water taps for 10 minutes if you live in the affected area and did not use your water at all during the advisory.
The boil advisory was issued on Friday morning as a precautionary measure after a malfunction at a pumping station led to an unexpected drop in water pressure that could have allowed contaminants to get into the water.
The issue that led to the boil advisory started at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, when an open valve at the Bryant Street Pumping Station, near Howard University, resulted in a loss of pressure in parts of its distribution system for about an hour, the company said in a news release.
“And so we … do feel like that we did the right thing and we did everything that was possible and within our power.” The D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency issued the boil-water advisory shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday after receiving the go-ahead from DC Water, said Rodriquez, the agency’s director.
When asked by reporters at the news conference on Friday why it took nearly eight hours from the time the valve issue was fixed to alert D.C. residents, Gadis said it took time for workers to understand and pinpoint the problem.
“But we took every precautionary measure that we could.” WTOP’s Jack Moore, and Neal Augenstein contributed to this report.