DC Appleseed Center



	CURRENT PROJECTS


		Children's Health

		DC Attorney General

		Supreme Court DC Handgun Case

		Civic Engagement

		Working Poor Families

		Child Support

		Anacostia Waterfront Initiative

		HIV/AIDS

		Special Education

		Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield Reform

		Lead in Drinking Water

		DC Revenues

		DC Voting Rights

		Anacostia Watershed and River Restoration

		PAST PROJECTS



	Lead in Drinking Water PROJECT NEWS


	2.11.09 Washington Post reports on drinking water hearing

	3.03.08 Washington Post editorial calls for independent review of DC drinking water

	2.23.08 Washington Post reports high lead levels in homes that had partial lead line replacement

	3.26.07 Water, Water.....

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Lead in Drinking Water PROJECT

In 2004, after high levels of lead were found in DC's drinking water, Councilmember Carol
Schwartz invited DC Appleseed to examine this problem and issue recommendations.
We released our report in December 2004 recommending better regulations that are more protective of public health. One of our key recommendations -- that the District have its own Department of the Environment -- has been adopted. The city is planning an independent water testing program at the behest of DC Appleseed. Pro bono support for our efforts has been provided by Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Navigant Consulting, Inc., and FTI Consulting, Inc.


Lead in Drinking Water PROJECT PUBLICATIONS


	DC Appleseed Executive Director Walter Smith February 10 testimony on the safety of drinking water in the District of Columbia.

	Walter Smith Oct. 1 testimony on Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008 before Committee on Public Works and the Environment

	Testimony of Walter Smith before the DC Council Committee on the Environment regarding lead in drinking water

	March 27, 2007, DC Appleseed position paper sent to Fenty Administration titled PROVIDING SAFE DRINKING WATER IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; THE NEED FOR MAYORAL ACTION

	Drinking Water: EPA Should Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Ensure that Consumers are Protected from Lead Contamination, Report to Congressional Requesters, United States Government Accountability Office, GAO-06-148,

	The "District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005," December 2, 2005

	Statement of D.C. Appleseed before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Public Works and the Environment regarding the District Department of Environmental Protection Establishment Act of 2005, June 8, 2005

	DC Appleseed's suggested revisions to the District Department of Environmental Protection Establishment Act of 2005, introduced in early 2005 by D.C. Councilperson Carol Schwartz

	District of Columbia's Drinking Water: Agencies Have Improved Coordination, but Key Challenges Remain in Protecting the Public from Elevated Lead Levels, U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 31, 2005

	Lead in the District of Columbia Drinking Water: A Call for Reform, by the DC Appleseed Center, December 8, 2004

	Summary of Investigation Reported to the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Covington & Burling, July 16, 2004

	Final Report of the Interagency Task Force on Lead in Drinking Water and Recommendations Of The Co-Chairs (Mayor Anthony A. Williams and D.C. Councilmember Carol Schwartz), April 22, 2004

	Testimony of Walter Smith before the DC Council Committee on the Environment and Public Works

	DC Appleseed Executive Director Walter Smith February 10 testimony on the safety of drinking water in the District of Columbia.