DCWATER.COM District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority DC WATER ... A TAGLANCE Who We Are — The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), created in 1996 by the District government and Congress, is one of the largest water and sewer utilities on the East Coast, serving a regional area of 725 square miles, and providing drinkin g water and wastewater collection and treatment to residential, commercial, and governmental users in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. DC Water , an independent agency within the District go vernment, has financial, budgetary, and rate-setting authority. DC Water is governed b y an 11-member Board of Directors comprised ofrepresentatives from the District and suburban jurisd ictions. At the end of 20 11, DC Wat er had net assets of $1.07 billion, with operating revenues of $408 million. Who We Serve — DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest advanced wastewater treat- ment facility in the world, covering 150 acres, and serving nearly two million people, including those in the District of Colum- bia; Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland; and Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Vienna in Virginia. A Glimpse of Our System Water Distribution Sys tem incl udes appr oximately: Sewer System inc ludes approximately : ■ 1,200 miles of Water Mains ■ 36,000 Valves ■ 8,700 Hydrants ■ Five Pumping Stations ■ Nine Storage Facilities: – Five Reservoirs – Four Elevated Tanks ■ 652 miles of Combined Sewers ■ 675 miles of Sanitary Sewers ■ 536 miles of Storm Sewers ■ 44,000 Manholes ■ 24,000 Catch Basins ■ 22 Flow Metering Stations ■ Nine Off-site Wastewater Pumping stations ■ Nine Stormwater Pumping stations Our Programs — DC Water has launched a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) valued at more than $7.8 billion over the next 20 years: ■ More than $3.8 billion at Blue Plains and in District neighborhoods over the next 10 years ■ More than $2.6 billion to control sewer over flow in local waterways over the next 20 years ■ More than $500 million in system improvements, repairs, and rehabilitation We currently have 36 active construction contracts underway, with 12 at Blue Plains and 24 outside Blue Plains, totaling $1.04 billion. DC Water currently has 38 active Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Agree- ments, with 19 at Blue Plains and 19 outside Blue Plains, totaling $667 million. Construction commitments for FY2012 thr ough FY2016 t otal approximately $1.6 billion. We h ave a bond rating of double A (AA) with three rating companies. Our Projects — Over the next five years and beyond, DC Water will be implementing projects to 1) enhance the Blue Plains facility to ensure that it can reliably meet its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements, 2 ) greatly improve the quality of its biosolids resource, 3) provide a re newable power supply for Blue Plains, and 4) control combined sewer over flows in District rivers, principally in the Anacostia. Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
