Our gray infrastructure is getting a lot of attention these days, and deservedly so. But those deep tunnels are not the only impressive aspect of the Clean Rivers Project. Our summer intern @Khadija Elmewafy wrote this update on our green infrastructure work that is providing great benefits in the District.
As we come closer to spring 2024, DC Water is nearing the completion of its second green infrastructure project in the Rock Creek area. Started in 2022, the Rock Creek Project is contributing to the enhancement of the area's aesthetics and fostering a healthier living environment.
Green
![Eye of a hurricane](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-07/image/hurricane-640.jpg?itok=aHfnuHvo)
![David Gadis meets DC Water employees](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-06/image/IMG_1474.jpg?itok=qz5t_GGD)
![Rain gardens like this help keep toxic runoff from parking lots from entering the river system. Rain gardens like this help keep toxic runoff from parking lots from entering the river system.](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-06/image/%28c%29KristaSchlyer%20Anacostia-43.jpg?itok=iUR--MFZ)
![Kingman Island, Anacostia Park Washington DC ornithologist Dan Rauch walks to a morning bird count on Kingman Island, Anacostia Park. Washington DC, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-06/image/%28c%29KristaSchlyer%20Anacostia-42.jpg?itok=hHtUoOeJ)
![hands-1167618-1920](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-05/image/hands-1167618_1920.jpg?itok=seb7XJxp)
![kitchen-family](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-05/image/kitchen%20family.jpg?itok=lVBOr1Dk)
![courtesy of MaxPixel Shot of Great Falls in the Potomac River, the source of our region's drinking water.](/sites/default/files/styles/350x300/public/blog/2018-05/image/great%20falls.jpg?itok=h9vNYoEy)
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