(Updated at 9:30 p.m.) A large swath of South Arlington is experiencing low or no water pressure due to “several” water main breaks.
One major break happened on S. Dinwiddie Street, near the Arlington Mill Community Center, Monday evening.
As of 7 p.m., water was gushing from a buckle in the road, sending a torrent of water through an apartment parking lot and down to S. Arlington Mill Road below, where it was pooling, just above Four Mile Run. Tow crews, meanwhile, were moving cars from the side of Dinwiddie Street to give water crews room to work.
Police have closed a portion of Dinwiddie Street between Columbia Pike and 8th Road S. The community center closed just after 7:20 p.m. due to the water main break.
Residents of the Fairlington, Barcroft, Nauck and Columbia Forest neighborhoods have all been reporting widespread water pressure issues.
Officials say there are several water main breaks along the Columbia Pike corridor being attended to by county crews. An Arlington Dept. of Environmental Services sent ARLnow.com the following statement just after 7:30 p.m.
We learned within the past hour of several water main breaks in the Columbia Pike corridor and we’re receiving reports of low water pressure in portions of South Arlington. Crews have been dispatched and are working to fix the issue. Due to high call volume, our 24-hour emergency line, 703-228-6555, is down. At this time, I don’t have an estimated completion time or the number of impacted residents.
As of 8:30 p.m., water pressure had returned to near-normal in at least some areas.
.@ARLnowDOTcom water is back 8:30 p.m. https://t.co/lhkRUJzIFS
— Dennis Dimick (@ddimick) April 25, 2017
UPDATE: A large water main break has been identified & isolated as the cause for multiple water pressure issues this evening (cont)
— Arlington DES (@ArlingtonDES) April 25, 2017
Est. time of completion is undetermined at this time. Water pressure should be back to normal for customers who were impacted. (cont)
— Arlington DES (@ArlingtonDES) April 25, 2017
If your water pressure is not back to normal by 10:00pm, please call 703-228-6555. (End)
— Arlington DES (@ArlingtonDES) April 25, 2017
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