Main break leaves Georgetown without water

A large portion of Georgetown residents were left without water or with very low water pressure yesterday after a water main broke at U Street and 14th Street at about 4 p.m. Water at that intersection flowed rapidly onto the street out of the 20-inch break, but did not cause much structural damage to nearby businesses.

Meanwhile, Georgetown residents at the north end of the neighborhood experienced significant drops in water until late in the evening. Residents from 35th Street, 36th Street, and 37th Street, and Reservoir, S Street, and T Street reported losing water on a neighborhood listserv. Safeway experienced the drop too, and stopped selling food at its hot and cold food bar and sushi bar.