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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC water is a total shakedown. Most of what you pay isn’t for the water you use, but rather a forced donation to the “clean river fund.” We pay roughly $200-250 PER MONTH for two adults and two kids. Half of that is the forced donation.[/quote]

And the federal government is already paying to clean the river.

It's seems pretty obvious that the water plant has more money than it knows what to do with when even low level employees there make six figures. [/quote]

The federal government is contributing like 10% of the project cost:

[quote]The Anacostia River Tunnel project is part of [b]DC Water’s $2.6 billion Clean Rivers Project [/b]that aims to significantly reduce combined sewer overflows in the District of Columbia for improved water quality.

“We look to Congress to make it easier for this new venture to be successful and create the conditions that allow us to work with regional partners and neighboring states to rebuild other infrastructure projects like our roads and mass transit system,” says Mayor Bowser. “Congress has a responsibility to help us move forward.

Today’s Anacostia River Tunnel Project Tour was also joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Environmental Protection Administrator Gina McCarthy, DC Department of the Environment Director Tommy Wells, and DC Water Chief Executive Officer and General Manager George Hawkins.

[b]DC Water has received $210.8 million in federal funding[/b] for the project to-date. [b]The rest of the project cost is paid for by local ratepayers.[/b][/quote] [/quote]

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