INITIAL PUBLIC MEETING ON ST. ELIZABETHS WATER TOWER PROJECT

July 16, 2009

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) invites citizens, employees and interested parties in the District of Columbia to this public meeting

What: Public meeting on the proposed St. Elizabeths Water Tower project, to be built on the campus of St Elizabeths Hospital in SE

When: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 — 6:30 p.m.

Where: UPO Petey Green Center, located at 2907 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE, Washington DC 20032

Background:
DC WASA is in the process of planning for the construction of a new water tower on the east campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital, which is both a national historic landmark and an historic site protected by the District of Columbia historic preservation law. Construction on the campus requires the implementation of the process set forth in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. DC WASA has been authorized by the District government to act as the lead agency. WASA is identifying and enlisting consulting parties to the project and conducting several public meetings. More information can be found at www.dcwasa.com/workzones/projects/st_elizabeths_outreach.cfm

The project and process will be discussed at this initial public meeting July 21.

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About The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) is an industry-leading authority of District government that provides drinking water and wastewater collection and treatment for a population of more than 500,000 in the District of Columbia. DC WASA also treats wastewater for a population of 1.6 million in Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. The Authority operates the world’s largest advanced wastewater treatment plant, with a capacity of 370 million gallons per day and a peak daily capacity of more than a billion gallons. DC WASA’s service area covers approximately 725 square miles.

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