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Anacostia Pollutant Discharges Challenged

Case Number # 3516

The Anacostia River in the nation's capital is badly polluted by raw sewage and stormwater. A lawsuit challenges inadequate pollution limits for the river.
Friends of the Earth
Howard Fox

Press Releases

Revised EPA Storm Water Permit Will Ensure District Will Meet Clean Water Goals
Monday, May 21, 2012
Requires pollution reduction for Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek
Clean Water Advocates Challenge EPA on Inadequate Clean Water Permit
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Permit fails to ensure District rivers will meet water quality goals
EPA Releases Inadequate Pollution Permit for Washington, D.C. Rivers
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Weak permit will leave Anacostia and Potomac Rivers polluted for decades
Court Gives D.C., Maryland One Year to Develop New Anacostia Pollution Limits
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Limits on sediment fail to assure clear water, judge rules
Supreme Court Denies Petition Seeking Weaker Pollution Limits for Anacostia River
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
One of the nation's most polluted rivers will finally see cleaner waters
Court Ruling Calls for Stronger Daily Pollution Limits into Anacostia River
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
EPA must now adopt pollution caps that reduce pollution peaks harmful to fish and recreationists
Court Filings Call for Stronger Limits to Control Pollution into Anacostia River
Friday, August 26, 2005
EPA failed to protect community, environment from pollutants in national waterway
Fight to Clean Up the Anacostia River Goes to Court
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Pollutant caps for river too lenient, violate Clean Water Act
Fight to Clean Up the Anacostia River Goes to Court
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Pollution caps for river too lenient, violate Clean Water Act
Environmentalists Seek Court's Help to Clean up Anacostia River
Friday, November 1, 2002
EPA's pollution standards for river too lenient, violate Clean Water Act