Operations
A General Manager is responsible for all daily operations and reports to the DC Water Board of Directors.
DC Water purchases drinking water from the Washington Aqueduct division of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Aqueduct sources the water from the Potomac River at Great Falls and Little Falls, north of the District. The Aqueduct treats the water and DC Water distributes it through 1,300 miles (2,100 km) of water pipes throughout the District of Columbia.
DC Water also manages 1,800 miles (2,900 km) of sewer lines and operates the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant discharges to the Potomac River at the southernmost tip of the District.
Read more about this topic: District Of Columbia Water And Sewer Authority
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