Potomac Water-quality Workshop

The Potomac River Fisheries Commission is holding a Water Quality Information Exchange that will be open to the public. Up for discussion is the impact water quality of the Potomac River on aquatic life and those making a living on the tidal portion of the river. This includes, sources of pollution, current Potomac water quality, clean-up efforts, and ways for commercial fishermen and water quality agencies to work together to identify and work with issues such as algae blooms and fish kills.

Georgetown 2028

Georgetown 2028, is a 15-year strategic plan to revitalize and develop the historically and commercially important district. Some of the ideas (listed below) drawn up in the plan include new bridges, and modes of transport that may affect traffic flow across the Potomac.

Protecting the Potomac and Anacostia rivers from below

Remarkable engineering to fix an old, old problem.

WSSC Being Sued for Illegal Sludge Dumping in the Potomac

A lawsuit was against the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) on Wednesday, alleging that the one of the company's water-treatment plants have been illegally dumping sludge into the Potomac River, violating their state permit.

D.C. Clean Rivers Project: Adding Green Infrastructure

The D.C. Clean Rivers Project was initiated in 2003, with a plan to construct three tunnels that would help prevent water pollution in the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, and Rock Creek by reducing sewer overflow caused by rainfall. Currently, 1.5 billion gallons of combined sewage overflows into the Anacostia River annually. The D.C. Clean Rivers Project is projected to curb that by 98% by 2022, if completed on schedule. D.C. Water has been exploring modifications to the original plan. They want to use green infrastructure, which utilizes construction above ground, such as rain gardens, green roofs, infiltration basins, and bio retention facilities.  

Fracking of the Taylorsville Basin

The Shore Exploration and Production Corporation has secured over 80,000 acres of leased land with the plan to drill for oil and natural gas in the Taylorsville Basin. The land they have leased covers large portions of Virginia's coastal plain, from the Northern Neck along the Potomac River to northeast of Richmond.