Channeling Runoff

A third of the District uses the same drain system for both sewage and storm water. During heavy rains, this drain is overwhelmed, and raw sewage is released into D.C. waterways. A plan is in place to build three storage tunnels to reduce 96 percent of the overflow runoff by 2025.

SOURCE: WASA | By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - September 26, 2008

This Story A Mandatory Sewage Plan In Search of Federal Funding Article \| Water and sewer bills in the District will increase dramatically if the federal government does not bear the burden of a $2.2 billion sewage management plan mandated to reduce pollution of the region's waterways. Channeling Runoff		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: WASA \| By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - September 26, 2008 ¬es=A third of the District uses the same drain system for both sewage and storm water. During heavy rains, this drain is overwhelmed, and raw sewage is released into D.C. waterways. A plan is in place to build three storage tunnels to reduce 96 percent of the overflow runoff by 2025." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: WASA \| By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - September 26, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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