February 19, 2014 -- DC Water will present and explain the Northeast Boundary Tunnel project (NEBT) and the Environmental Assessment (EA) currently underway for the project. The NEBT is a major component of the DC Clean Rivers Project that will significantly mitigate sewer flooding in the Northeast Boundary area of the District and improve the water quality of the Anacostia River.

The public is encouraged to attend and learn more about the project as well as to submit comments on the EA.

The meeting will be held on February 27, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at McKinley Technology High School located at 151 T Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.

The proposed Northeast Boundary Tunnel is a 5-mile long, sewer tunnel 100 feet below ground that will extend from Robert F. Kennedy Stadium to the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station and along Rhode Island Avenue to 6th Street, NW. The tunnel will provide additional storage for stormwater, reduce combined sewer overflows into the Anacostia and relieve street and basement flooding in the Northeast Boundary area.

The NEBT EA is available for public review and comment through April 2, 2014.

More information on the NEBT and the EA can be found at dcwater.com/northeastboundarytunnelea. Hard copies are also available at the following locations:

Bethesda Baptist Church, 1808 Capitol Avenue, NE
Brentwood Recreation Center, 2311 14th Street, NE
Gallaudet University Library, 800 Florida Avenue, NE
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW
McKinley Technology High School, 151 T Street, NE
Mt. Pleasant Library, 3160 16th Street, NW
Northwest One Library, 155 L Street, NW
Trinidad Recreation Center, 1310 Childress Street, NE
Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th Street, NW

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