District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0485 — District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Rachna Butani Bhatt Confirmation Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0366, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006080

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2025. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to officially confirm Rachna Butani Bhatt's reappointment to the Board of Directors for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. This amendment includes specific details about her term, which will now run until September 12, 2030. This change is important because it ensures that the Board will continue to have experienced leadership, which is essential for overseeing the water and sewer services in the district.

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MURMAYORWSER December 16,2025 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Councilofthe Districtof Columbia JhnA.WlsnBuidig Pennsylvania Avenue, N W , Suite 504 Washington, D C 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-366 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA March 31, 2026 To confirm the reappointment of Rachna Butani Bhatt to the Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors.
Inaccordancewithsection2oftheConfirmationActof1,1979(D.C.Law 2-ch3 142;D.C.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Rachna Butani Bhatt Confirmation Resolution of 2026”.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Distof Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Rachna Butani Bhatt Confirmation Resolution of2025".
The Council ofthe District ofColumbia confirms the reappointment of:
The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Rachna Butani Bhatt Hoban Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 (Ward 3) as a principal District resident member ofthe District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board ofDirectors, established by section 204 ofthe Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department ofPublic Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C.
Rachna Butani Bhatt Hoban Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 (Ward 3) as a member of the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, in accordance with section 204 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C.
OfficialCode§ 34-2202.04), for a term to end September 12, 2030.
Official Code § 34-2202.04), for a term to end September 12, 2030.
The Council ofthe District of Columbia shall transmit a copy ofthis resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Officee Mayor.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & BOARD POSTIONS DC WATER, FULL BOARD MEMBER and CHAIR OF WQ&WS COMMITTEE 2012 – Present • Mayoral appointee to the board of DC Water, Chair of the Water Quality and Water Services Committee.
DC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION, BOARD MEMBER 2011 – 2013 • Served as a full board member responsible for helping govern the foundation and its work.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION, DC CHAPTER 2010 – 2012 • Managed the budget and external vendor relations for the Inaugural Salute to Women awards event.
INDUS WOMEN LEADERS-DC, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 2005 – 2006 • Identified and executed professional programming which resulted in a 600% increase in financial capital.
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Ra chna Butani Bhatt is the HRGM Corporation Director and a current principal member of the Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors.
In her over twenty-year tenure with HRGM, Ms.
Bhatt has supervised a multi-million-dollar portfolio of large commercial construction projects for State and Federal government agencies.
Ms.
Bhatt is the former Deloitte and Touche, LLP Financial Management Consultant.
Ms.
Bhatt has also served on Board of Directors for the Professional Women in Construction, National Child Research Center, and the DC Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Ms.
Bhatt is certified as a LEED AP and holds a Class A Contractors License for Virginia.
A Ward 3 resident, Ms.
Bhatt received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor To:
Kimberly A.
Bassett, Steve Walker From:
Betsy Cavendish Date:
December 9, 2025 Subject:
Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Rachna Butani Bhatt as a principal member of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and found it to be legally unobjectionable.
If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________ Elizabeth Cavendish ______________________________________________________________________________ The John A.
Wilson Bu• 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue• NSuite 300 Washington, D.C.
20• Office (202) 724-7681
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0366, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006080

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0366

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Committee Mark-up of PR26-0485 by the Transportation and the Environment Committee

  5. Roundtable on PR26-0485 View Roundtable Record

  6. Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the Environment

  7. Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment

  8. Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0485 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. PR26-0485 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Doni Crawford — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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