by Marlene Berlin The sewer rehabilitation project in the Soapstone Valley is also a stream restoration project, intended both to repair damage from years of stormwater erosion and to armor […]
Photos: Rock Creek after a heavy rain
by Marlene Berlin According to my rain gauge, we got three inches of rain starting late Saturday, July 2nd and through the night into Sunday. I don’t have to tell […]
Local air quality expert and ANC 3F alarmed that Soapstone sewer project oversight won’t include an air quality permit
DC’s environmental agency will not require an air quality permit “at this time” for DC Water’s sewer pipe relining project in the Soapstone Valley. The reason, ANC 3F commissioners were […]
Soapstone Valley’s new temporary roads are already working hard
by Marlene Berlin The Soapstone Valley’s new temporary roads are being put through their paces already. Eventually, the roads will be used to haul in equipment for the sewer rehabilitation […]
In the Soapstone Valley, DC Water is building bridges
by Marlene Berlin The Soapstone Trail creek crossing closest to Broad Branch Road could be tough to navigate. This one looks easy. There is a new bridge – a substantial […]
Photos: (Temporary) roadwork in the Soapstone Valley
by Marlene Berlin DC Water calls them “heavy equipment pathways.” Really, they are roads, temporary ones, being built to move heavy equipment in and out of Soapstone Valley Park for […]
More on DC Water’s plans to cut, plant and protect Soapstone trees during and after the sewer and stream rehabilitation
Trees are coming down for the DC Water Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project now under way. And according to the agency’s March 27th project update, most of the trees marked for […]
Photos: Soapstone sewer project work so far
by Marlene Berlin Soapstone Valley Park and trail are two weeks into a 1.5-year closure for DC Water’s sewer rehabilitation project. The work so far has included taking down some […]
The other Soapstone Valley project involves stormwater control and stream restoration
At a meeting of ANC 3F’s Parks and Watersheds Committee this week, DC Water and contractors gave the most detailed overview to date of the stormwater control and stream restoration […]
Soapstone Park now closed for 1.5-year sewer rehabilitation project
Sunday was your last chance to walk the stream crossings and trail in the Soapstone Valley for at least the next 1 1/2 years. The trail closed Monday for the […]
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