A large river flows through Washington, D.C., but if you’re imagining a crystal-clear, picturesque river flowing through the nation’s capital, think again.
For decades, the Anacostia River in Washington has been unusable. No swimming, no fishing — completely unsafe to use for pretty much anything that requires direct contact with the water.
In 2017, the river was given its first “passing grade” in 10 years of analysis by the Anacostia Watershed Society. A history of pollution goes back much, much further.
“We have an old, antiquated combined sewer system, where about a third of this district has these combined
Massive Tunnel Project Diverts Washington, D.C., Stormwater Better Than Expected
Two completed segments of the tunnel have diverted more than 2 billion gallons of stormwater to a treatment plant and have prevented more than 100 tons of trash from entering area rivers
Sep 04, 2018
| by Jared Raney |
