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Sewage Discharges in Washington DC Waterways

Case Number # 3741

When big storms hit Washington, DC, raw sewage pours into the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and Rock Creek. This has been going on for years, but it took a lawsuit to force the city government to begin the process of fixing the problem. Progress has been made, but the suit continues.
Anacostia Watershed Society
Kingman Park Civic Association
David Baron

Press Releases

Conservation Groups Oppose DC Sewer Authority's Court Challenge to Pollution Limits
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Blue Plains operators balk at pollution limits, conservation groups intervene to protect D.C. waters and Chesapeake Bay
Settlement Will Slash Sewage Pollution In DC Waters
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Cleaner water finally on the way for DC region
Settlement Promises Cleaner Waters Around Washington DC
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Sewer overflows to be slashed 40 percent
Groups, Citizens, DC Council Member Call for End to Raw Sewage discharge in DC Rivers; WASA Plan Needs Revision
Tuesday, July 24, 2001
Reacting to a new proposed plan from the DC Water and Sewer Authority to be discussed at a public meeting tonight, concerned parties called the proposal grossly inadequate to protect DC rivers from dangerous levels of bacteria and other pollutants.
Federal Court Upholds Suit Seeking Clean Water for the District of Columbia
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
A federal court in Washington, DC has rejected the US Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit concerning the District of Columbia's seriously polluted waters.