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RIVERS: Safeguard the Health of D.C.s Waterways

RIVERS: Safeguard the Health of D.C.’s Waterways

By Grace Rivers March 25, 2023

Rising precipitation rates resulting from climate change have exacerbated a decades-old problem in Washington, D.C.: sewage runoff making its way into the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. Heavy rains...

JULIA ALVEY/THE HOYA | Neither the university nor the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority is claiming responsibility for an overnight water outage that affected Darnall Hall, Arrupe Hall and Henle Village on Friday.

3 Dorms Experience Water Outage, Cause Unknown

By Riley Rogerson February 14, 2019

Student residences Darnall Hall, Arrupe Hall and Henle Village experienced a complete water outage Friday night, with the university and local authorities yet to determine its cause. The water outage...

Georgetown in Affected Area for Widespread D.C. Water Advisory

Georgetown in Affected Area for Widespread D.C. Water Advisory

By Erin Doherty July 13, 2018

Residents and businesses in the Georgetown area are being asked to boil tap water before consuming it after a problem with a tap at a pumping station possibly contaminated drinking water, affecting nearly...

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50 years after President Johnson instigated efforts to clean up the polluted river, the Potomac remains tainted by the District’s sewage.

Pollution Persists in Potomac River

By Margaret Heftler January 23, 2015

After years of unchecked sewage flowing into the Potomac River, President Lyndon B. Johnson called the river “a national disgrace” in 1965. Although efforts to clean up the river have improved...

To Save, DC Water Plant Embraces Waste

By Maddy Moore April 15, 2014

In order to conserve energy and cleanly generate power, D.C. Water plans to get dirty this summer by embracing sewage. The water utility’s plant proposal involves converting all waste from the surrounding...

DC Water Tunnels Go Green

By Gene Choi February 4, 2014

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has proposed modifying its current $2.6 billion D.C. Clean Rivers Project to incorporate green infrastructure into the later stages of its expansive three-tunnel...

Green Options May Delay Water Tunnel Construction

By Madison Ashley January 18, 2013

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has proposed suspending multimillion-dollar construction on its tunnel systems project while it explores the implementation of more environmentally...

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