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  2. Lead contamination in Washington, D.C., drinking water

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    On March 23, 2004, Anthony A. Williams (the mayor of the District of Columbia) and Carol Schwartz (chair of the DC Council's Committee on Public Works and the Environment) wrote a letter to President George W. Bush, asking the federal government to reimburse WASA $24,093,700 and the District of Columbia $1,730,401 to cover expenses from the ...

  3. District of Columbia Department of Public Works - Wikipedia

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    The District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.The department oversees solid waste (e.g., garbage) and recyclables collection, street cleaning, parking enforcement, and governmental vehicle procurement, maintenance and fueling.

  4. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - Wikipedia

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    Through the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, which is the entity certified by the mayor of Washington, D.C. and the governors of Maryland and Virginia to prepare an air-quality plan for the Washington metropolitan area under the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, [10] officials prepare clean air plans. [11]

  5. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority - Wikipedia

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    The utility also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services to several adjoining municipalities in Maryland and Virginia, and maintains more than 9,000 public fire hydrants in Washington, D.C. DC Water was founded in 1996 when the city government and the U.S. federal government established it as an independent authority of the city's ...

  6. Washington metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Washington metropolitan area has the largest science and engineering work force of any metropolitan area in the nation in 2006 according to the Greater Washington Initiative at 324,530, ahead of the combined San Francisco Bay Area work force of 214,500, and Chicago metropolitan area at 203,090, citing data from U.S. Census Bureau, the ...

  7. Government of the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Department of Employment Services (DOES) DC Works: Workforce Investment Council (WIC)

  8. Advisory Neighborhood Commission - Wikipedia

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    In order to hold the office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, an individual must be a registered voter (or must be able to register to vote within two years) in the District, as defined by DC Code Section 1-1001.02; have resided continuously in the Single Member District from which they are nominated for the 60-day period immediately ...

  9. District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation

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    The District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is an executive branch agency of the government of the District of Columbia in the United States. The department plans, builds, and maintains publicly owned recreational facilities in District of Columbia, including athletic fields, community centers, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, spray pools and tennis courts.