DC Water’s Clean Rivers Team will publicly present and explain its proposal to leverage green infrastructure (GI) to reduce combined sewer overflows into the Potomac River and Rock Creek while greening portions of the District on a large scale.

The public is encouraged to attend to learn more and to submit comments on the proposal.

The meetings will be held the week of February 17, as follows:

• February 18, 2014, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School (1524 35th Street NW)

• February 20, 2014, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Petworth Public Library (4200 Kansas Avenue NW)

Green infrastructure is a natural way to manage stormwater, by absorbing rain before it makes its way to the sewer or stormwater system. Examples include green roofs, bioretention, rain barrels and pervious pavement. Keeping stormwater out of the sewer system can go a long way to improving the health of our local waterways, since it contributes to combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in heavy rain storms. The plan calls for a nearly $100 million investment to green areas of DC that are impacted by combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

Information on the proposal can also be found at: dcwater.com/green