Water Treatment Residuals Management Project

Frequently Asked Questions
Pre-Construction Period

What is the proposed project? What is its purpose?

What is an EIS? What is NEPA?

Who will make the final decision on the selection of an alternative for this proposed project?

Why did you select the screening criteria that you did?

When you complete the analysis how will the preferred alternative be selected?

What did you do to notify the public about the project and offer them a chance to provide input?

You seem to be going through the NEPA process with a very definite, and very fast, schedule in mind. What is that schedule, and why does it seem to be so fast?

Does the public have any say in the timing of this compliance schedule?

Are the water treatment residuals toxic?

If the water treatment residuals are not toxic, then why would EPA Region 3 issue a permit prohibiting the discharge of water treatment residuals?

What is a monofill?

If you were to build the monofill alternative, don’t you risk runoff of sediments back to the Potomac River? What about the safety of the drinking water supply itself?

What would the monofill look like from my property as well as public areas?

If it is built, the monofill will only last 20 years; won’t you have to do something else after it is completely filled?

Isn’t the proposed monofill located in a place where the Spring Valley project is expanding its investigations? Is there a conflict between the plans for a monofill and the Baltimore District Spring Valley investigation and clean-up plans?

Where have other landfills containing water treatment residuals been created in urban settings?

Would we have to disclose the monofill as part of our real estate transactions?

If the monofill were to be built, how would it affect my property’s value?

Doesn’t the District of Columbia prohibit landfills? How could you build something that violates DC ordinances?

Regardless of the chosen alternative, don’t you still have to construct some large facilities at the Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant (WTP)? Are they close to the Capital Crescent Trail?

All of the alternatives under consideration involve handling the sediments at the Dalecarlia WTP. What will the noise and smell impacts be like?

If off-site disposal is chosen, how many trucks will be traveling on our area roads? How does this compare to the number of trucks that are there now?

Can you secure the necessary permits, and construct a new pipeline all the way to Blue Plains, within the time required for a project to be complete?

Why can’t you put the residuals in the sewer like other water treatment plants?

How has public concerns shaped the project so far?

How can my opinions and concerns be heard? How can I influence the process?

Were any good alternatives eliminated solely because they might cost too much?

Have you made a decision on selecting an alternative yet?

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