MWCOG Anacostia MWCOG Anacostia Trash Baseline Trash Baseline

Conditions MonitoringConditions Monitoring1998 - Present1998 - Present

Where Are Where Are We LocatedWe Located

[1]. Trash Item Key:1 = Plastic bags; 2 = Plastic bottles; 3 = Glass; 4 = Aluminum Cans; 5 = Styrofoam cups, etc.; 6 = Paper, Cardboard, Cloth; 7 = Auto: Oil Qt Containers, Oil Filters, Air Filters; 8 = Car Batteries; 9 = Car Tires; 10 = Auto Body Parts; 11 = Construction Debris: Bricks, Concrete, Drywall, Lumber; 12 = Appliances; 13 = Wooden Pallets; 14 = Metal: Drums, Cans, Etc.; 15 = Miscellaneous.

Station No. Reach

Jurisdictionand ADC

MapLocation

Length(ft)

DateSurveyed No. Items

per 100 ft

Top 3TrashItems[1]

VerbalRanking[2]

Indian Creek

IC-3

Powder Mill Rd. to 1st Left

Hand Tributary

PG: 7, K-2,K-3 2,000 4/04/02 1,396 69.8 1,2,5 High

IC-4

Sunnyside Ave. to Upper

Beaverdam Creek

PG: 7, K-4,K-5, K-6 3,000 4/04/02 479 15.9 2,1,5 Light

IC-5 Greenbelt Rd. to Berwyn Rd.

PG: 7, G-9,G-10 1,800 4/04/02 1,563 86.8 1,2,4 High

Number of Items per 100-ft Ranking

0-10.0 None - Very Light

10.1-25.0 Light

25.1-50.0 Moderate

=>50.1 High

Sample Tributary Trash Survey ResultsSample Tributary Trash Survey Results

[2]. General Interpretation:

~ 15,000 - 20,000 tons of Trash Delivered to the Anacostia River Annually

Equals:

~1,000 Dump Truck Loads of Floatable Trash (Which, If parked End to End Would

Extend Approximately ~2.5 Miles)

Fresh Creek Trash Netting System