Dr. Moussa Wone

Vice President, Clean Rivers Project

Dr. Moussa Wone is the Vice President for the Clean Rivers Project, also known as the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Long Term Control Plan. Dr. Wone is responsible for implementing the project, which is designed to improve water quality in the District by controlling combined sewer overflows to our waterways. The project is one of the largest environmental projects in the District, spans 25-years and is federally mandated by a consent decree.

The Clean Rivers Project includes the planning, design, and construction of major infrastructure including a system of more than 18 miles of large tunnels along the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, green infrastructure, targeted sewer separation, and a storage facility along Rock Creek. The CSO discharges captured by Clean Rivers infrastructure will be conveyed to the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility for treatment and discharge into the Potomac River.

Before joining DC Water, Dr. Wone was the Engineer of Record and Lead Designer for the $330M Blue Plains Tunnel (BPT). That project was awarded the International Tunneling Association 2013 award for Technical Innovation of the Year, the 2016 ENR Best of the Best Project award and the 2016 DRB Dispute Avoidance Project award. During his tenure on the BPT, Dr. Wone oversaw the development of the durability requirements for the BPT structures that DC Water used as the technical justification basis for its 100-year Green Bond proceeds. Previously, Dr. Wone was the architect/engineer Owner Representative consultant for the Dulles Corridor Metro Rail Project. In this post, he was responsible for tunneling and tunnel systems program management support services for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s $2.9B, 11.7-mile, Phase-1 extension of the Washington Metro from West Falls Church through Tyson Corner to Dulles Airport.

Dr. Wone has more than 26 years of engineering and leadership experience in both the public and private civil engineering sectors. He is a graduate of Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (Paris, France), and post-graduate from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Certified Design-Build Professional. Dr. Wone currently serves on the Executive and Alternative Delivery Methods Committees of the Underground Construction Association, Society of Mining Engineering (UCASME).

Upcoming Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

April 24, 2023

Monday 9:00 AM

Announcement

DC Water Officials with NPS and ANC commissioners doing ceremonial groundbreaking
DC Water Breaks Ground on Piney Branch Tunnel, Final Phase of DC Clean Rivers Project

Today, DC Water broke ground on the Piney Branch Tunnel, the final major tunnel in our Clean Rivers Project. This work will help keep sewage and trash out of local waterways and make Rock Creek, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay cleaner for our community.

When we finish the Piney Branch Tunnel, it will hold at least 4.2 million gallons of rainwater and wastewater during heavy storms. Instead of overflowing into Piney Branch, that water will go to the Blue Plains Water Resource Recovery Facility, where it will be treated.

Latest Blog Post
Plastic bottles, cups and other floating debris on the surface of the Anacostia River before the Anacostia River Tunnel began operating.
Cleaner Waterways Start With Everyday Choices
Protecting our waterways starts with everyday actions and continues through critical infrastructure designed to keep pollution out of our rivers.
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Customer Service Center Announcement

Payment Plan Incentive: provides a credit back of 50% of the last 3 payments made. Eligible participants are residential customers who have had an outstanding balance for 60 days or greater and with an outstanding balance of $500 or more.