District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
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The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) provides drinking water, sewage collection, and sewage treatment for Washington, D.C. The utility also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services to several adjoining municipalities in Maryland and Virginia, and maintains more than 9,000 public fire hydrants in Washington, D.C.
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Formed | 1996 (1996) |
Type | Water and sewer utility |
Headquarters | 1385 Canal Street Southeast, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38.873250°N 77.004640°W / 38.873250; -77.004640 |
Motto | water is life! |
Website | www |
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DC Water was founded in 1996 when the city government and the U.S. federal government established it as an independent authority of the city's government.