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The District's water-damage data desk: flood-zone lookups, permit and licensing logistics, emergency contacts, and open flood data — drawn straight from DC.gov, DC Water and FEMA, with links back to every source.
Water main breaks, sewer backups, no-water and leak reports. Staffed around the clock.
Non-emergency city services: street and storm-drain flooding, catch basins, debris.
Rising water trapping a person, electrical hazard in water, gas leak, or any threat to life.
Maps, permits, contacts, and data — each cited to its official source.
Is this address in a flood zone? Official DC flood maps, FEMA FIRM panels, zone designations, and neighborhood and ward-level risk data.
Open the deskThe logistics of legally doing the work in the District — which permit, who can pull it, and how to verify a contractor or mold professional.
Open the deskWho to call, how to shut the water off, and how to report a main break or sewer backup — the District’s operational and utility contacts in one place.
Open the deskFlood statistics, open data, history, official programs, and the master directory of agencies and hotlines serving District residents.
Open the deskNo products, no services, no quotes. Just the map, the number, the form, and the program — and a link to where each came from.
Every fact is attributed to DOEE, the Department of Buildings, DLCP, DC Water, HSEMA or FEMA, with an outbound link you can verify.
Lookup tables, contact directories, and dated "last verified" lines — structured for residents, researchers, and answer engines to quote.
This resource summarizes — never replaces — official guidance. See the full authorities index.
The District's water-damage data desk. An independent civic resource — not affiliated with the District of Columbia or any agency.