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system. The system covers about a third of the city and was built in the late 19th century to carry sanitary sewage and stormwater in the same pipe. The system operates well in dry weather. However, during rainstorms, the flow can exceed the capacity of the pipe. To prevent sewer backups and flooded
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Plastic bottles, plastic bags, inflatable toys, baseballs, and environmental debris like tree limbs, are all skimmed from the waterways and deposited into oversized dumpsters for removal. In decades past, there used to be more oversized items, such as sofas and refrigerators. However, over the years,
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In FY 09, the Authority rehabilitated pumping equipment and accessories in one of two stations that pump incoming wastewater into the plant and replaced aged infrastructure and equipment in the plant's final filters with a more effective system. All the upgrade projects were tied into the plant-wide
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reached in 1987, was a first step in reducing nitrogen discharge to waterways that are tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Under the agreement, the Bay states and the District committed to voluntarily reduce nitrogen loads by 40 percent from their 1985 levels. Blue Plains was the first plant to achieve
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honored DC Water with its Research and Technology Award, given annually to member agencies who contribute to the field of biosolids usage and disposal or wastewater treatment. The research project must be completed in-house (or by a contractor working directly with the agency). It must relate to the
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To date, DC Water has significantly reduced CSOs by eliminating approximately 40 percent of the overflows through a $ 140 million construction and mitigation program. This investment included inflatable dams to catch and store overflows during rainstorms, tide gates to keep river water from flowing
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DC Water and EPA agreed upon new nitrogen limits as part of the NPDES permit effective September 2010, reducing nitrogen levels to 4.7 million pounds per year. DC Water plans to achieve these levels by constructing new facilities at Blue Plains to perform enhanced nitrogen removal (ENR). The total
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In 2010, under new leadership, the Authority underwent a rebranding effort. The rebranding included a new logo, a new color palette, and a new name. Since its inception, the Authority had been doing business as DC Water. The legal name of the agency remains the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
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As a result of the work DC Water contributes, "The District, as a city, is head and shoulders above any other municipality in the Bay watershed," said Tom Schueler of the nonprofit Chesapeake Stormwater Network. In 2009, The Stormwater Network developed a stormwater performance grading scale. The
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In 2013 the agency began construction of a deep tunnel system for its "Clean Rivers Project." The $ 2.4 billion, 20-year project will reduce CSOs by 96 percent overall and 98 percent in the Anacostia River. Once operational, the tunnel system will store the combined sewage during wet weather and
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Rates paid by ratepayers cover the cost of delivery of water and sewer service. A little more than half of the rates cover operations. Another quarter covers the cost of capital projects like replacement of aging water and sewer lines, valve replacements, and pump station improvements. Capital
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collection process, treatment process, or reuse of wastewater. This innovation by the DC Water team has a global impact in protecting aquatic life in waterways that receive wastewater discharges. The year 2010 marks the second consecutive year that DC Water has been recognized with this award.
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and modify structures equipment. The rehabilitated and new equipment will support other ongoing upgrades to the nitrification/denitrification process and aims to meet the nitrogen reduction goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program. It will also increase energy efficiency.
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DC Water provides more than 600,000 residents, 16.6 million annual visitors, and 700,000 people employed in the District of Columbia with water, sewage collection, and treatment. The agency also provides wholesale wastewater treatment for 1.6 million people in
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When DC Water was created as an independent authority in 1996, its finances were separate from those of the District of Columbia. The independence of DC Water with regard to finance, procurement and personnel matters was affirmed by Congress under the
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In 2010, DC Water received from NACWA the Platinum Peak Performance Award after receiving five consecutive Gold Awards for 100 percent compliance with permit limits. This award is presented to member agencies for exceptional compliance for their
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On the waterways, the Authority operates two skimmer boats that remove floatable debris from the Anacostia and Potomac rivers every Monday through Friday. These crews remove more than 400 tons of trash from our waterways each year.
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governs DC Water. Six Board Members represent the District. Prince George's County and Montgomery County each have two Board Members. Fairfax County has a single Board Member. Each participating jurisdiction is a signatory to the
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Drinking water and sewage treatment services were initially provided by the District of Columbia government. DC Water was established as an independent agency in 1996 by the District Government and the U.S. federal government.
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DC Water also manages over 1,800 miles (2,900 km) of sewer lines and operates the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant discharges to the Potomac River at the southernmost tip of the District.
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In 1938, the District of Columbia built a sewage treatment plant in the Blue Plains area, at the southernmost tip of DC. The cost was $ 4 million. The plant was built to stop raw sewage from entering the
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In addition to their full-time work assignments, these crews clean the way for special events like the Nation's Triathlon and high school crew competitions, as well as for conservation efforts.
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Since the mid-1980s, Blue Plains has reduced phosphorus to the limit of technology, primarily in support of water quality goals of the Potomac River, but also for the restoration of the
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The Authority develops its own budget, which is then included in the overall District of Columbia budget. Together these two budgets are presented annually to Congress for approval.
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to the waterways in which they discharge. These nutrients have been found to deplete oxygen in the marine environment, a process that is detrimental to fish and other
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the skimmer boats have removed most of those. Still, there is the occasional unlikely item, such as the live deer that was recently rescued to dry ground.
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A President and CEO is responsible for all daily operations and reports to the DC Water Board of Directors. The current President/CEO is David L. Gadis.
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into the sewer system, sewer separation to eliminate CSO outfalls, and pumping station construction and rehabilitation to increase flow capacity.
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units were added in 1959, with an expanded discharge capacity of 240 mgd. In the 1970s a major expansion commenced that led to construction of
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Progress was achieved by implementing the nitrification/denitrification facilities upgrade to convert nitrification reactors from coarse to
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levels of at least 1,250 parts per billion (ppb)—about 83 times higher than the accepted safe level of 15 ppb. The discovery was made by
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which spells out the roles and responsibilities for each party and addresses facilities management, capacity allocation, and financing.
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components, and by 1983 the capacity was 300 mgd. In addition to Washington, the plant serves several adjacent communities in
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Wennersten, John R. (2008). Anacostia: The Death and Life of an American River. Baltimore: The Chesapeake Book Company
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In 2010, the CDC said that 15,000 homes in the DC area might still have water supplies with dangerous levels of lead.
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process control system (PCS), which monitors and controls the plant's processes from a central location.
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projects also include several projects designed to protect the environment and are required by the U.S.
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division of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Aqueduct sources the water from the Potomac River at
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At Blue Plains, wastewater treatment goes beyond primary and secondary treatment levels to
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Zacher, Jason (April 6, 2004). "Disinfectant linked to lead in D.C. used in Greenville".
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streets, these combined sewers may discharge into the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and
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District received the highest grade of B+, and others scored as low as Cs and even Ds.
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and other grants, the majority of these capital costs are borne by the ratepayers.
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Drinking water pumped: 108 million US gallons (410,000 m) a day (FY 2009)
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Construction workers check on progress inside a tunnel in the Clean Rivers Project
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District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act,
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that goal. Furthermore, every year since the full-scale implementation of the
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Historically, wastewater treatment plants have contributed nutrients such as
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District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act
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The problem was traced to the Washington Aqueduct decision to replace the
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The District of Columbia is one of 772 older cities in the country with a
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Peak capacity: 1.076 billion US gallons (4,070,000 m) per day.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Philadelphia, PA (2010).
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established it as an independent authority of the city's government.
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Further information on lead contamination in the early 2000s:
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Capacity: 370 million US gallons (1,400,000 m) per day
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In 2001, water supplied by the Authority was found to contain
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District of Columbia Official Code -- DC ST 1981 § 43-1661
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Largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world
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Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water
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National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
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