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Anacostia sewage and stormwater project wraps, signaling cleaner DC waters ahead
On the edge of the Anacostia River in Southeast D.C., city councilmembers, D.C. Water officials and folks from nearby neighborhoods celebrated the completion of a sewage and stormwater project that is meant to drastically help clean up the river.
“The impact of the Northeast boundary tunnel and the entire Anacostia River tunnel system will progress towards a swimmable and fishable Anacostia River,” D.C. Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis told the crowd at Anacostia Park Saturday morning.
The 13-mile long tunnel went into service on Sept. 15. It will provide an additional 90 million gallons of storage for combined sewage and stormwater that would typically overflow into the river or cause flooding around low-lying neighborhoods in Northeast D.C.