TAKE BACK THE

ANACOSTIA

G E O 1 5 0 - A C T I O N R E S E A R C H – M A C K E N Z I E D O S S

THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED IN PERSPECTIVE

The Anacostia Watershed Society

IMPEDIMENTS TO THE ANACOSTIA

• Sanitary Sewer Leakage (MD)

• Combined Sewer Overflow (DC)

Fecal Bacteri

a• PCB’s• PAH’sToxics

• Urbanization Impervious Surfaces RunoffTrash

FECAL BACTERIA

Anacostia River Keeper (anacostiariverkeeper.org)

• Estimated that an average of 2 billion gallons of untreated sewage mixed with storm water flows into the river annually

• 1/3 of D.C. is still served by combined sewers

• DC Water (Clean Rivers Project): $2.6 billion long-term control plan over the next two decades.

NOAA

Fred Pinkney, USFWS

TOXICS

Dumping of Toxic

Industrial

Waste

Hot Spot

s

Threatened Human

and Environme

ntal Health

TRASHAn estimated 20,000 tons of trash and debris enter the watershed annually.

Where : The restored Kenilworth Marsh along the AnacostiaWhat :• Keynote speakers Michelle Obama/Eleanor

Holmes Norton• Walking tour of the marsh• Trash pick-up Other Activities Include (excerpt from letter): “Passing out reusable bags to District

residents to lower the impact of plastic bags;

Providing short youth-oriented water resource and pollution educational lessons;

Introducing residents to our website that keeps track of Anacostia clean-up efforts;

Teaching residents how to conduct monitoring and recording pollution indices;

and talking about future ideas for community clean-up events”

ACTION: TAKE BACK THE ANACOSTIAOUTREACH AND EDUCATION

Who :Congressional and agency officials, local businesses, D.C. residents

Questions?