From: Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com
To: Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com
CC: Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com
Subject: RE: DC Water's Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project Environmental Assessment Public Meeting
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:07:55 +0000
Greetings DC Water Stakeholder:
DC Water invites you to attend an upcoming public meeting on February 27, 2014 to learn more about an exciting project touching your neighborhood-the Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project. The primary purpose of this 5-mile long, 23-feet diameter tunnel will be to help convey combined sewer overflows away from local water ways and also provide flood relief to chronic flood areas in the Northeast Boundary area of the District. This is a follow up to our public meeting and open house held on October 17, 2013 during which we shared information on the NEBT project and, most importantly, sought to receive public comments on the project for inclusion in the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project preceding its construction.
Since the first public meeting, DC Water has completed the EA and would now like to share its contents with you and get your feedback. The meeting information is as follows:
DC Water Public Meeting on the Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project Environmental Assessment
Thursday, February 27, 2014
6:30pm – 8:30pm
McKinley Technology High School
151 T Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Similar to the first meeting, DC Water is employing a number of media and outreach tools to help get the word out, including robo calls, mailed meeting flyers, print ads, social media, neighborhood listserves, media advisory, update of the NEBT project web page, and hard copies of the final EA made available at local libraries, community centers, schools and churches (full list of EA locations can be seen on the attached flyer). In addition, we ask that you please help us spread the word about the project, EA and public meeting by posting the information to your respective websites, listserves and blogs, etc. The NEBT will significantly mitigate flooding and improve the health of our local water ways. We would like the opportunity to discuss these and other environmental benefits of the project with you in greater detail at the meeting.
Ultimately, we understand that conflicting schedules may not allow you to attend the meeting. If you are unavailable, there are other ways in which you may both review the EA and submit comments. As mentioned above, hard copies will be made available for review at area locations beginning Friday, February 21, 2014. You may also view and download the EA directly from the NEBT project web page at http://www.dcwater.com/NortheastBoundaryTunnelEA. You may submit your comments on the EA through the project web page; email your comments to dccleanrivers@dcwater.com; or mail comments to DC Clean Rivers Project (Attn: NEBT), DC Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20032.
Please be advised that there is a 45-day window in which you will need to submit your comments to guarantee inclusion in the final EA-from Monday, February 17, 2014 to Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Please don’t miss the opportunity to have your voice count!
For more information or for individuals requiring special assistance at the meeting, please contact Clean Rivers Community Outreach at (202) 787-4447 or by email at dccleanrivers@dcwater.com.
Thanks much for your time, and we hope to see you at the meeting!
