Narrative:

With approximately [an hour] remaining in the flight; the first officer (first officer) (actual pilot flying) took a restroom break. The lead flight attendant (flight attendant) advised 'we have a problem.' she advised approximately 2 quarts of old coffee drained from under the oven and that the forward potable water was now empty. I asked if she had encountered any unusual electrical smells or smoke and she advised all was well; no smoke or other issues. I asked the flight attendant to shut off power to the oven and forward potable water for the duration of the flight and to monitor the galley area for any indications of unusual smells/smoke. Upon the first officer's return I briefed him of the situation and directed him to make himself familiar with the location of various circuit breakers on panel 2 (I confirmed the location using the QRH). Dispatch and maintenance control were advised via acars with the recommendation to continue flight (no response for agreement other than to monitor and advice). I briefed the first officer if there was a drainage issue in this area; there is a possibility that the forward avionics bay would become contaminated and the first indication of a problem would be the autopilot disengaging and most likely several CRT's would go dark. Weather conditions for the entire route of flight did not warrant any additional considerations.upon shutdown; the first officer noticed coffee staining on the wall near the closet at the height of the galley oven. This was noted in the write up and discussions with line maintenance. I specifically asked and wrote in the [logbook] that inspection of the forward avionics bay needed to be accomplished.upon debriefing with the fas after the flight I learned that there is a procedure in the flight attendant manuals associated with the potable water shut off valve (located in the flight crew closet). Frankly most are not aware of this shut off valve (we did a memo a few years back). My goal of this report is to have a non-EICAS procedure/narrative installed in our QRH in the near future. I realize that we are very short-staffed and other priorities have been on the grid. I will say I am a little miffed that this procedure is in our flight attendant manual (I'll be unmiffed if I just couldn't find the procedure).

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Title: CRJ-900 Captain reported a flight attendant advised of a water and coffee leak in the forward galley.

Narrative: With approximately [an hour] remaining in the flight; the First Officer (FO) (actual pilot flying) took a restroom break. The Lead Flight Attendant (FA) advised 'we have a problem.' She advised approximately 2 quarts of old coffee drained from under the oven and that the forward potable water was now empty. I asked if she had encountered any unusual electrical smells or smoke and she advised all was well; no smoke or other issues. I asked the FA to shut off power to the oven and Forward Potable Water for the duration of the flight and to monitor the galley area for any indications of unusual smells/smoke. Upon the FO's return I briefed him of the situation and directed him to make himself familiar with the location of various circuit breakers on Panel 2 (I confirmed the location using the QRH). Dispatch and Maintenance Control were advised via ACARs with the recommendation to continue flight (no response for agreement other than to monitor and advice). I briefed the FO if there was a drainage issue in this area; there is a possibility that the Forward Avionics Bay would become contaminated and the first indication of a problem would be the autopilot disengaging and most likely several CRT's would go dark. Weather conditions for the entire route of flight did not warrant any additional considerations.Upon shutdown; the FO noticed coffee staining on the wall near the closet at the height of the galley oven. This was noted in the write up and discussions with Line Maintenance. I specifically asked and wrote in the [logbook] that inspection of the Forward Avionics Bay needed to be accomplished.Upon debriefing with the FAs after the flight I learned that there is a procedure in the FA Manuals associated with the Potable Water Shut Off Valve (located in the Flight Crew Closet). Frankly most are not aware of this shut off valve (we did a memo a few years back). My goal of this report is to have a Non-EICAS procedure/narrative installed in our QRH in the near future. I realize that we are very short-staffed and other priorities have been on the grid. I will say I am a little miffed that this procedure is in our FA manual (I'll be unmiffed if I just couldn't find the procedure).

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