Water quality in the Anacostia River (Washington, DC) is improving but it's still not safe for swimming. From what I've read, there's a possibility it might be deemed clean enough for swimming by 2025, and maybe sooner. The DC Department of Energy & Environment is conducting a survey to determine how people would like to be able to use the river in the future (including being able to swim in it). You don't have to be a DC resident to respond to the survey. I'm hoping that if enough people express an interest in swimming in the river that government officials will take this into account in their plans for the river, and then there will finally be a place to swim in open water in the nation's capital city (maybe we can even have a USMS-sanctioned race in it!). www.surveymonkey.com/.../ANACOSTIA-RIVER-USE
Ok will do! Hope it gets cleaned up!! that's a long time to wait...How's the Potomac?
My understanding is that while it's still illegal to swim in the Potomac (except for permitted events such as the Nation's Triathlon), that the water quality is improved enough for swimming except shortly after major rainstorms. I know that the Nation's Triathlon has had to cancel the swim portion of the event twice because of poor water quality.
Ok will do! Hope it gets cleaned up!! that's a long time to wait...How's the Potomac?
My understanding is that while it's still illegal to swim in the Potomac (except for permitted events such as the Nation's Triathlon), that the water quality is improved enough for swimming except shortly after major rainstorms. I know that the Nation's Triathlon has had to cancel the swim portion of the event twice because of poor water quality.
