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    • Upcoming Events with Anacostia Riverkeeper and Partners
      October 25, 2010 | 3:23 pm

      Join Anacostia Riverkeeper at the DC Water Issues Program on Thursday, October 28 4-5:30 pm at UDC. This week’s topic is Water Advocacy in the District and will feature a special panel of representatives from water advocacy organizations, each of which plays different roles in water issues within DC. Each speaker will provide information on their organization and its DC-based water activities; how they personally entered into careers in water advocacy; and opportunities for members of the DC Area Water Community to get involved. Anacostia Riverkeeper Dottie Yunger and Anacostia Watershed Society’s Brent Bolin will talk about locally-based water advocacy. Irv Sheffey and Paul Schwartz present views from national organizations working locally. For directions, click here.

      On Saturday, October 30, Anacostia Riverkeeper will present at the National Council of Churches’ Green Building Workshop for houses of worship. This event that will explore ways for houses of worship to save money on utility bills while addressing environmental justice issues. Click here for more details.

      Then on Friday, November 5, attend the Living Classrooms 4th Annual Debris Cleanup Event and Anacostia River Celebration from 9am to 1pm at RFK Stadium Parking Lot #6. Join Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region (LC-NCR), The American Chemistry Council, Anacostia Watershed Society, Anacostia Riverkeeper, and corporate and federal partners at RFK Stadium and work together to keep Anacostia River clean! You will work alongside Washington, DC area teachers and students, federal and state officials, non-profit organizations and corporations as part of a greater restoration effort, and learn about the exciting things happening at Kingman Island in the future. Agency and corporate exhibits, along with local community and non-profit organizations will have information with hands-on activities for students. A picnic lunch will follow the clean up and awards ceremony. Click here for more information or to RSVP.

    • Feds refuse to pay DC stormwater fee
      October 18, 2010 | 4:36 pm

      Even though they are the largest landowner in the District, the Federal Government is refusing to pay a new fee designed to deal with excess stormwater in the Anacostia Watershed. While they will pay DC Water’s fee to raise funds for the Long Term Control Plan to significantly reduce CSO events, they won’t pay the District’s fee to mange and treat stormwater and meet pollution controls required by the EPA under the Clean Water Act.

      It’s right that the Federal Government pay the DC Water fee – during a heavy rainstorm their toilets drain directly into the Anacostia River untreated (thanks to the Combined Sewer Overflow System).

      It’s also right that they pay the District fee given how much land they own in the District and how much of it is impervious surface. The rationale behind paying one fee but not the other is convoluted at best.

      For more information, read the Washington Post article for details.

    • Spend the weekend with Anacostia Riverkeeper
      September 21, 2010 | 6:10 pm

      Want to have some good, clean fun this weekend? Join Anacostia Riverkeeper at one of three events on Saturday, September 25, each intended to highlight cleanup efforts and community life along the Anacostia River.

      Participate in the Urban Waters/International Coastal Cleanup Event at Anacostia National Park from 8 to 1pm. Pick up trash and enjoy exhibits/demonstrations that celebrate community life along the river. This event is sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy and the EPA. Anacostia Riverkeeper will have its pontoon boat available for river rides at the park’s boat ramp beginning around 11am.

      Attend the DC Clean Marina Clean Boating Workshop at District Yacht Club from 10 to 1pm. Anacostia Riverkeeper will present at this workshop for DC boaters; click here for more information and a schedule of events. River rides between this event and the Urban Waters/International Coastal Cleanup Event will be provided by Anacostia Riverkeeper.

      Check out the Barracks Row Fall Festival on Capitol Hill from 11 to 5pm. Be sure to come by the Anacostia Riverkeeper/Historic Anacostia Boating Association table while you are there.

      Good to see so much activity around the river. Come be part of the fun and the solution.

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