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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=KDinkleMom][quote=Anonymous]It’s not an “issue” that’s 100 years old it’s the system functioning as it was designed to.

Here’s the Maryland plans, you’re welcome. Although I don’t know if there are any local parts of Maryland on combined sewer systems. 
[url]https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/TMDL/TMDLImplementation/Pages/maryland-s-plan-to-clean-the-bay.aspx[/url][/quote]

So raw sewage, bacteria, and literal fecal matter in our parks aren't issues? [/quote]

That’s how the system is designed, and it has pluses and minuses.

There’s always going to be “literal fecal matter” in the water because the world is full of animals who poop. Obviously it is a good idea to reduce the load from the sewers and that’s why there’s a massive infrastructure project happening as the result of decades of advocacy. It’s definitely not because you showed up, learned the bare minimum and declared that anyone should “do better.”[/quote]

I'm saying the minuses outweigh the pluses and that this project took too long to get started. I am very grateful that this project is happening given how many communities and ecosystems are affected. Just because the information is new to me doesn't make knowledge of the inner workings of the DC sewage system the bare minimum.

[b]I don't think the system was designed so that contaminated water overflows into our waterways[/b]. If it was, there wouldn't be a 2.6 billion dollar program to fix it. Continuing to educate myself and others is how change gets made, such as the Clean Rivers Project. Change is not made, however, by lurking on DC Urban Moms, "Anonymous." I just posted on here to see if others shared the same experiences and frustrations I have. Won't be doing that again. 
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Yes, it “literally” was. That’s why the overflows into Rock Creek are there! [/quote]

+1. Yes literally built that way.  All development done in the 1800s was purposely done this way... that is why it is so expensive to retroactively address.[/quote]

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