project, this can be essentially eliminated. it will make a huge difference. >> instead of overflowing 70 or 80 times per year, which is more than once per week, it will overflow in place per year. there is a combined overflow going out there, so it is unsafe to be on the river. during those periods. you can get sick. so the clean rivers project will fix that. 98%. it reduces the overflow to the anacostia by 98%. >> when fully implement to this project is expected to take the and across the river off of the list of impaired waterways in the u.s.. c. isc is not alone -- d. not alone in the search for clean water. >> when it rains, industrial waste and storm water come pouring in.

we have to stop this. >> the pollution in rivers have and do it over the years is unknown to many. jump offld be nice to of your boat and not worry about what you would get. to dealhing we have with this sewage pollution. >> 700 cities -- >> the biggest pollutant is overflow. >> overflow. >> combined sewage overflow. >> the clean rivers project will the waterways tremendously but it all comes at a price. >> is likely mentioned -- this is a heavy burden. the biggest thing we can do to help waterways and take some of the burden off of them -- >> the hind every river there is a wastewater agency trying to gather funds. in 2014 we must provide federal funding to wastewater treatment

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