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WASHINGTON — A major new phase of DC Water’s long-running Clean Rivers Project is officially underway. District leaders gathered at West Potomac Park on Monday to mark the start of ...
The Potomac River Tunnel is part of a court-mandated effort to curb combined sewer overflows (CSOs), a major source of pollution in the District’s waterways. CSOs occur when heavy rain ...
Two dozen sewage releases were reported in the Potomac watershed during floods, according to the Maryland Department of ...
According to the Potomac Conservancy Report Card, the primary source of pollution in the Potomac River is urban runoff, which is one of the leading causes of pollution in the United States.
Having intimate knowledge of the river, Naujoks surmised ... all those who live in and rely upon the Potomac and Shenandoah watersheds by stopping pollution, making drinking water safe, protecting ...
A pair of boaters clung to a tree in the middle of the raging Potomac River after their small boat was swept downstream, rescuers said. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson on X ...
Sometimes called D.C.'s "forgotten river," the Anacostia River is shorter, shallower and harder to navigate than the more famous Potomac ... neglect and industrial pollution are inextricable ...
Factory testing has been completed on DC Water’s first TBM to be used on the $819M design-build contract Potomac ...