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DC Water’s new tunnel captures 267M gallons of water during storm, possibly preventing flood
Jan 12, 2024
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Many in the District are relieved that major flooding didn’t happen during Tuesday’s rainstorm, especially in the section of Rhode Island Ave. where flooding killed 10 dogs at a doggy daycare in August.
A DC Water spokesperson said its new tunnel that goes through Northeast D.C. “appears to be working well” though it’s hard to grasp the exact impact.
Stormwater now runs into the drains under the Metro bridge and into the Northeast Boundary Tunnel, which can hold 90 million gallons of water. This week, it handled a lot more than just that in its first major test.
Tuesday’s storm brought a lot of rain to the District, but no flooding on Rhode Island Ave.