DC - Potomac Riverkeeper Network

1st Annual Swimmable Potomac Report Issued by PRKN

on July 23, 2020

POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK ISSUES SWIMMABLE POTOMAC REPORT Identifies Where and When The Potomac is Safe For Human Contact Washington, D.C. – July 23 – Potomac Riverkeeper…

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EPA Permit for DC Sewage Treatment Plant Fails to Protect the Potomac and Public Health

on December 6, 2017

On November 1, 2017, Potomac Riverkeeper Network sent comments to EPA calling for major changes to the Clean Water Act discharge permit…

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Daily Limits on Bacteria to Protect Public Health

on August 17, 2016

Washington, DC, like many older east coast cities, has a public health and water pollution problem when rainfall…

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Understanding City Stormwater & Sewage Systems

on July 15, 2015

The clouds, dark and chilling, hid the light from the night except for the whipping static of bolts of lightning. The city sounds of…

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