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Officials issue boil water advisory for NW Washington neighborhoods

D.C. water officials issued a boil water advisory Wednesday for areas of Northwest Washington after a water main ruptured.

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May 8, 2024 at 7:32 p.m. EDT
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DC Water officials advised nearly 5,000 Northwest Washington residents to boil water before use after a large water main broke Wednesday.

Officials issued the “precautionary notice” to neighborhoods from Chevy Chase south through Tenleytown to Glover Park in the south; and from Spring Valley east to Cleveland Park, according to a written statement.