WASA To Host Public Meeting for $800 Million Total Nitrogen Removal/Wet Weather Plan for Blue Plains and the Combined Sewer System in DC
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) invites you to attend a public meeting regarding the proposed $800 million Total Nitrogen Removal/Wet Weather Plan (TN/WW Plan) for the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Combined Sewer System for the District.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date and Time: Thursday, August 2, 2007 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Location : Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 777 North Capitol St., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 in the Training Room on the ground floor.
Purpose: To present WASAs proposed Total Nitrogen Removal/Wet Weather Plan and to obtain public comments.
Background: WASA operates the wastewater collection system for the District of Columbia and provides wastewater treatment at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant for the District and portions of Maryland and Virginia. In order to improve the quality of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, WASA is proposing a plan for removing nitrogen while accommodating wet weather flows from the Blue Plains service area. The plan involves improving the treatment process at Blue Plains, and modifying the Districts Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for controlling combined sewer overflows in the District. The modifications to the LTCP will improve the effectiveness of the nitrogen removal and combined sewer overflow control programs, while improving the water quality in the receiving waters. WASA has a consent decree which provides for implementation of the LTCP and modification of this decree is required to move forward with the proposed TN/WW Plan.
Written Comments: Written or e-mail comments will be received until September 17, 2007 at the following address: Ronald E. Bizzarri, D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20032, Tel. 202-787-2014, email: rbizzarri@dcwasa.com.
A copy of the Draft TN/WW Plan and other information is available at WASAs web site at www.dcwasa.com and will be available at the following public libraries after July 9, 2007:
Capitol View-5001 Central Ave. SE
Mount Pleasant-3160 16th St. NW
Northeast-330 7th St. NE
Washington Highlands-115 Atlantic St., SE
Martin Luther King, Jr. at Washingtonian Room-901 G St. NW
Southeast-403 7th St. SE
Shepherd Park-7420 Georgia Ave. NW
Tenley-Friendship (interim location)-4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Woodridge-18th & Rhode Island Ave., NE
