DC Water begins $580M leg of Anacostia River tunnel
Construction Dive
JULY 17, 2018
billion Clean Rivers Project intended to ease sewer flooding in parts of the city. The five-mile Northeast Boundary Tunnel is the last leg of the $2.7
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Completed Wet Weather Treatment Facility Helps Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows
PC Construction
APRIL 2, 2018
Last week, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) commissioned the first major component of the DC Clean Rivers Program ahead of the deadline outlined by the consent decree. Working with a.
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A CAPITAL PROJECT: CLEANER, HEALTHIER RIVERS IN WASHINGTON, DC
PC Construction
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
The multibillion-dollar, long-term DC Clean Rivers Project is designed to achieve a 96% reduction in combined sewer overflows. Continue Reading. All Water Treatment Construction'
DC's 'Lady Bird' Almost Done Digging (Video)
Construction Equipment
JULY 23, 2015
The tunnel boring machine named “Lady Bird”, tasked with building a new a sewer tunnel more than 100 feet under the Potomac River, is expected to resurface in one week, reports The Washington Post.
National Park Service OKs Potomac River CSO Tunnel
ENR Construction
APRIL 15, 2020
The Potomac River tunnel is the final major element of the DC Clean Rivers program, which aims to reduce CSO volumes from the District’s century-old sewer system by 96% upon full build-out in 2030.
Federal Governent Approves DC Water’s Green Infrastructure Plan
ENR Construction
MAY 27, 2015
of Justuice to eliminate an underground stormwater and sewer overflow tunnel in facvor of roof gardens and porous surfaces. Agency reaches a deal with EPA and the Dept.
List of Common Construction Abbreviations
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 13, 2017
CISP: Cast Iron Soil/sewer Pipe. DC: Direct Current. CHS: Chilled Water Supply. CI: Cast Iron. CIN BL: Cinder Block. CIP: Cast Iron Pipe, Cast-in-Place. CIR: Circle, Circular, Circuit. CIRC: Circumference. CITG: Clear Insulating Tempered Glass. CJ: Control Joint. CJF: Cork Joint Filler. CK: Caulking. CKT: Circuit. CYL: Cylinder.
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