$800,000 Coming to Clean-Up Rock Creek
- by Brandon Fuller on Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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The District Department of the Environment was in a bragging mood yesterday when it announced that the US Fish and Wildlife Service chose DDOE’s low-impact development proposal as the recepient of an $800,000 clean-up grant.
The proposal outlined the District’s plan to implement stormwater runoff controls to prevent further pollution of Rock Creek, the Chesapeake Bay and drinking water supplies. The grant money will be spent on green roofs, vegetation, porous pavement to absorb runoff and more. Over 15 acres surrounding Rock Creek will be directly impacted by the new efforts.
To read the full DDOE press release on the grant, visit their website HERE.
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Brandon Fuller works at the intersection of environmental policy and communications. Currently, he publishes a blog on environmental issues and green living that has been featured in the Washington Post Express, Washingtonian.com, GreenPlanet.com and more. He is also a member of the advisory committee for CarbonFreeDC, a grassroots initiative dedicated to mobilizing DC-area residents to dramatically reduce local carbon emissions. He recently earned a law degree in environmental law and policy and has served as both a Law Clerk and Legislative Assistant for the State of Florida.
