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.

“We’re going to have a thorough review of that to be sure we have an effective communications strategy so that in the event anything like this happens again … people are notified more quickly.” D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau of Ward 1 said pregnant women and mothers with babies were among constituents who complained that they were unaware of the boil water advisory Friday morning.
“We’re always so quick to put things out on Twitter or Facebook, but that certainly doesn’t reach everybody,” she said.
“We began sharing updates and alerts well before dawn with the hope that it would reach as many people as possible and we’re sorry if it did not reach some of those individuals,” he said.
Nadeau said DC Water should have contact information for each and every one of its customers.
Residents rushed to the DC Water website and customer service line Friday, which ended up overwhelming the system.
“For that, I apologize.
And I promise we’ll do better.” The utility said it’s looking at other methods that can be used to alert customers of any potential safety risks to water.
“We want to review the communications,” Wells said.
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DC Water Warns Thousands of Contamination Risk Tens of thousands of people were told to boil their tap water on Friday due possible contamination after an issue at a pumping station.
About 7,000 DC Water customers were under a boil advisory into Sunday after water tested positive for contaminants.
A boil water advisory that affected thousands of people in D.C. Friday and Saturday has been lifted completely, DC Water says.
About 7,000 DC Water customers in Northeast were the last to get the all-clear.
Otherwise, water use can return to normal.
Water taken from pipes servicing those neighborhoods initially tested positive for coliform bacteria.
Further tests confirmed the water was safe leading up to the third day of the boil water advisory, which was initially put into place Friday.
DC Water said it dropped the boil water advisory for all of the other previously affected neighborhoods because all of the tests in those areas came back negative.
Some residents were told their water was safe later on Friday, while many residents of Northwest and Northeast woke up Saturday unable to drink water straight from the tap.
DC Water CEO David Gadis apologized Saturday that the DC Water website went down as residents logged on Friday in search of more information about the boil advisory.

DC Water Warns Thousands of Contamination Risk About 7,000 DC Water customers were under a boil advisory into Sunday after water tested positive for contaminants.
About 7,000 DC Water customers in Northeast were the last to get the all-clear.
After an initial test came back positive for bacteria, further results did not show such bacteria, DC Water said.
Otherwise, water use can return to normal.
Water taken from pipes servicing those neighborhoods initially tested positive for coliform bacteria.
Further tests confirmed the water was safe leading up to the third day of the boil water advisory, which was initially put into place Friday.
DC Water said it dropped the boil water advisory for all of the other previously affected neighborhoods because all of the tests in those areas came back negative.
It’s not confirmed that the pressure issue at a pumping station that sparked the advisory caused the possible contamination, Sweeney said.
Some residents were told their water was safe later on Friday, while many residents of Northwest and Northeast woke up Saturday unable to drink water straight from the tap.
DC Water CEO David Gadis apologized Saturday that the DC Water website went down as residents logged on Friday in search of more information about the boil advisory.

Trenton Municipal Utilities has extended the boil advisory issued Friday evening due to a positive coliform sample.
Coliform bacteria are a commonly used indicator of the sanitary quality of foods and water.
While coliforms themselves do not normally cause serious illness, they are easy to culture, and their presence is used to indicate that other organisms may be present.
The advisory affects customers on Lulu street between 21st and 23rd streets as well as those on East 21st Street, between Chicago and Lulu.
and continues until 4:35 Monday morning.

That finding emerged as D.C.Water officials on Saturday significantly shrank the area of the city under a boil water order, reducing the impact to about 20,000 residents in five Northeast Washington neighborhoods — University Heights, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Queens Chapel and parts of Brookland.
But even as the boil water order was lifted for most of the city, information from the water utility was scattered, confusing and, in some cases, delayed – stoking anger among residents who complained that officials botched the job of conveying something as vital as the safety of drinking water.
The open valve led to a severe drop in water pressure, which was restored in one hour and six minutes.
A boil water order was issued at 4:30 a.m., first on Twitter, then on a series of robocalls, some of which took up to eight hours to go through.
The robocalls D.C. Water sent were limited to its 34,000 customers in the impact area – but the agency only had 22,000 working telephone numbers, Gadis said.
The system can only handle a certain amount of calls per minute, meaning it took hours to make the calls, limited to people whose names are on the account.
The Environmental Protection Agency recommended D.C. Water make what is called “reverse 911” calls to reach residents before they could use their water on Friday morning.
The communication problem was particularly acute in areas of the District where residents do not speak English.
Wow,” he said, after having learned even filtered water had been deemed unsafe.
“Now that’s a problem.” As in Columbia Heights, the neighborhood Giant and Safeway had both run out of bottled water by Saturday.

The Princeton Water Utility has issued a precautionary boil advisory after a water main break on Thursday.
The areas affected are: North Race Street west to North Main Street East Brumfield Avenue south to East Broadway Street 100, 200 & 300 blocks of North Main Street, North Prince Street, North Gibson Street, North Seminary Street, and North Race Street 100, 200, 300 & 400 blocks of East Brumfield Avenue, East Emerson Street, East State Street, and East Broadway Street.
If you live in the affected area, you are advised to bring all cooking and drinking water to a complete boil for five minutes.
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(Maryville) — A portion of Maryville is under a boil advisory until further notice.
Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel says the impacted area is between West Third and West First Streets, and from Munn to Dunn Avenues.
Water service will be shut off in the affected areas until approximately 4 p.m. Thursday to allow for repairs.
Once repairs are completed, the boil advisory will remain in place.
City staff will attempt to expedite test results to allow the advisory to be lifted prior to the weekend.
McDanel reminds affected residents that a boil advisory is a precautionary measure to alert customers that there is a potential for comprised water quality.
It’s recommended that customers boil all water for consumption for approximately two minutes.
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(MARYVILLE, Mo.
)- A boil advisory has been issues for parts of Maryville.
According to a Facebook post by Maryville city manager Greg McDanel, the advisory generally pertains to areas between W. 3rd Street to W. 1st Street from Munn to Dunn.
Water service will be off in this area until approximately 4 p.m. Thursday to allow for repairs.
Once the repairs are complete, an advisory will remain in place until further notice.
Staff will attemtp to expedite test results to allow lifting prior to the weekend.
A boil advisory is a precautionary measure to alert customers there is a potential for comprised water quality.
It is recommended that customers boil all water used in preparation of food and beverage for consumption for approximately 2 minutes.
A boil order is a confirmation of contamination in the system and boiling is essential to ensure the safety of the consumer.

Due to a water main break on Thursday, the Princeton Water Utility in Gibson County is issuing a precautionary boil advisory for parts of Princeton.
The advisory includes North Race Street going west to North Main St., East Brumfield Ave. going south to East Broadway St. (including 100, 200 & 300 blocks of N. Main St., N. Prince St., N. Gibson St., N. Seminary St., and N. Race St.; and the 100, 200, 300 & 400 blocks of E. Brumfield Ave., E. Emerson St., E. State St., and E. Broadway St. All cooking and drinking water should be brought to a complete boil for five minutes before using it.
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(This story was originally published July 12, 2018)