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Completed Wet Weather Treatment Facility Helps Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows

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Last week, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) commissioned the first major component of the DC Clean Rivers Program ahead of the deadline outlined by the consent decree. Working with a.

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A CAPITAL PROJECT: CLEANER, HEALTHIER RIVERS IN WASHINGTON, DC

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The multibillion-dollar, long-term DC Clean Rivers Project is designed to achieve a 96% reduction in combined sewer overflows. Continue Reading. All Water Treatment Construction'

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DC Water begins $580M leg of Anacostia River tunnel

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billion Clean Rivers Project intended to ease sewer flooding in parts of the city. The five-mile Northeast Boundary Tunnel is the last leg of the $2.7

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National Park Service OKs Potomac River CSO Tunnel

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The Potomac River tunnel is the final major element of the DC Clean Rivers program, which aims to reduce CSO volumes from the District’s century-old sewer system by 96% upon full build-out in 2030.

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DC's 'Lady Bird' Almost Done Digging (Video)

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The tunnel boring machine named “Lady Bird”, tasked with building a new a sewer tunnel more than 100 feet under the Potomac River, is expected to resurface in one week, reports The Washington Post.

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Federal Governent Approves DC Water’s Green Infrastructure Plan

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of Justuice to eliminate an underground stormwater and sewer overflow tunnel in facvor of roof gardens and porous surfaces. Agency reaches a deal with EPA and the Dept.

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

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CISP: Cast Iron Soil/sewer Pipe. DC: Direct Current. CHS: Chilled Water Supply. CI: Cast Iron. CIN BL: Cinder Block. CIP: Cast Iron Pipe, Cast-in-Place. CIR: Circle, Circular, Circuit. CIRC: Circumference. CITG: Clear Insulating Tempered Glass. CJ: Control Joint. CJF: Cork Joint Filler. CK: Caulking. CKT: Circuit. CYL: Cylinder.