The National Park Service has greenlit DC Water's Piney Branch Tunnel project, aiming to reduce sewage overflows into Piney Branch and Rock Creek by 96%. Construction begins in 2026. #DCWater #CleanRiversProject #WaterQuality https://buff.ly/1S4Y0oi
National Park Service approves DC Water's Piney Branch Tunnel to reduce sewage overflows
The National Park Service has approved DC Water's Piney Branch Tunnel project, a significant step toward improving water quality in Washington, DC The initiative aims to address the issue of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) that have long plagued Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Currently, approximately 40 million gallons of untreated