TAKE BACK THE ANACOSTIA GEO 150- ACTION RESEARCH MACKENZIE DOSS THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED IN PERSPECTIVE The Anacostia Watershed Society IMPEDIMENTS TO THE ANACOSTIA Sanitary Sewer Leakage (MD) Combined Sewer Overflow (DC) Fecal Bacteria PCBs PAHs Toxics Urbanization Impervious Surfaces Runoff Trash FECAL BACTERIA Anacostia River Keeper (anacostiariverkeeper.org) Estimated that an average of 2 billion gallons of untreated sewage mixed with storm water flows into the river annually 1/3 of D.C. is still served by combined sewers DC Water (Clean Rivers Project): $2.6 billion long-term control plan over the next two decades. NOAA Fred Pinkney, USFWS TOXICS Dumping of Toxic Industrial Waste Hot Spots Threatened Human and Environmental Health TRASH An estimated 20,000 tons of trash and debris enter the watershed annually. Where : The restored Kenilworth Marsh along the Anacostia What : Keynote speakers Michelle Obama/Eleanor Holmes Norton Walking tour of the marsh Trash pick-up Other Activities Include (excerpt from letter): Passing out reusable bags to District residents to lower the impact of plastic bags; Providing short youth-oriented water resource and pollution educational lessons; Introducing residents to our website that keeps track of Anacostia clean-up efforts; Teaching residents how to conduct monitoring and recording pollution indices; and talking about future ideas for community clean-up events ACTION: TAKE BACK THE ANACOSTIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION Who :Congressional and agency officials, local businesses, D.C. residents Questions?