Clean Rivers Project

Clean Rivers Project (HM25J0)

Location: Washington, DC 20003
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.36', W 77° 0.192'

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Water Is Life

Recycling Rain
Rain is good for rivers, right? Not always. When heavy rains overwhelm storm drains, rainwater mixes with sewage, and the heavily polluted result—called Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)—winds up in Rock Creek,, the Potomac, and the Anacostia. But DC Water's Clean Rivers Project is putting a stop to the pollution.

Before the project began, sewers overflowed into the Anacostia about 75 times a year, sending about 1½ billion gallons of polluted water into the river. Through a variety of remedies, the project aims to reduce that amount by 98%.

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Storm drain

Say No to Overflow
The problem of storm sewers overflowing into the Anacostia River is big, but so is the solution. Tunnels the size of those that carry Metro trains are being built, and will send the polluted water to be treated and cleaned before it's released to the Potomac.

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Metro platform, Cleveland Park
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HM NumberHM25J0
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Date Added Saturday, February 17th, 2018 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 326221 N 4304553
Decimal Degrees38.87266667, -77.00320000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.36', W 77° 0.192'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 21.6" N, 77° 0' 11.52" W
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Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Washington DC 20003, US
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