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The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) is a bi-county political subdivision of the State of Maryland [2] that provides safe drinking water and wastewater treatment for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland except for a few cities in both counties that continue to operate their own water facilities.
DC Water created an interactive map to show its residents which pipe lines are made out of lead or other dangerous metals. The information was gathered from historical data and inspections. [86] An article published in 2018 by CNN states that the EPA gave the Virginia Tech researcher that found the lead within Flint, MI's and Washington, DC's ...
The McMillan Reservoir was built in 1902 on the site of Smith Spring, one of the springs previously used for drinking water. Washington's earliest residents relied on natural springs but this came to be inadequate as the city's population grew. In 1850, Congress determined that the Potomac River should be the city's principal source of water. [1]
Rock Creek Park is a large urban park that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Created by Act of Congress in 1890, the park comprises 1,754 acres (2.74 mi 2, 7.10 km 2), generally along Rock Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River.
National Park Service, DC Department of Parks and Recreation Fort Reno Park is an urban park in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. It is named after Fort Reno , [ 1 ] one of the only locations in the District of Columbia to see combat during the American Civil War .
Located just to the west of Meridian Hill Park, Reed-Cooke is bounded by 16th Street on the east, 18th Street on the west, U St to the south, and Columbia Road to the north. This area takes its name from the two schools that sit within its borders: the H.D. Cooke Elementary School, and the Marie Reed Elementary School and Learning Center.
Map of Washington, D.C., with Manor Park highlighted in red. Manor Park is a neighborhood in Ward 4 of northwest Washington, D.C.. Manor Park in July 2018. Taken at the intersection of 1st PL NW and Longfellow St NW Fort Slocum is part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington and now acts as a neighborhood park
The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct that provides the public water supply system serving Washington, D.C., and parts of its suburbs, using water from the Potomac River. One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States, it was commissioned by the U.S. Congress in 1852, and construction began in 1853 under the supervision of ...