How Are We Doing on the Anacostia? — Anacostia Parks and Community Collaborative

Winter is a good time for an overview of how the Anacostia River restoration is going. I interviewed five leaders of the multiyear effort who know best what is going on, what is working and not working, and what are the prospects for continued progress.
Do these folks believe we are meeting our timelines and goals in the Anacostia watershed? Overall, the situation is looking very positive. This is because of DC Water’s $2.7 billion Clean River Project. The two massive tunnels that comprise the project capture and hold 98 percent of the stormwater and sewage that would otherwise have gone into the river. This runoff now goes to the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant, a part of DCWater.