Restoration Progress Dashboard

Goal 1 - Dramatically Reduce Pollutant Loads

Dramatically reduce pollutant loads, such as trash, sewer overflows, stormwater, suspended sediment, nutrients and toxics, delivered to the tidal river and its tributaries to meet water quality standards and goals.

Trash Reduction

Sewer Overflow Reduction

Stormwater: Impervious Surface Treated

Total Suspended Sediment Reduction

Total Phosphorus Reduction

Total Nitrogen Reduction

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Goal 2 - Protect and Restore Ecological Integrity

Protect and restore the ecological integrity of the Anacostia River and its streams to enhance aquatic diversity, increase recreational use and provide for a quality urban fishery.

Stream Restoration - Miles Restored

Aquatic Insect Community Health



Fish Community Health



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Goal 3 - Improve Fish Passage

Restore the natural range of resident and anadromous fish to historical limits.

Fish Passage Improvement

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Goal 4 - Increase Wetland Acreage

Increase the natural filtering capacity and habitat diversity of the watershed by sharply increasing the acreage and quality of tidal and nontidal wetlands.

Tidal Wetland Creation

Tidal wetland acreages have met the 2010 goals. However, the District has more ambitious goals, beyond 2020, that will create more wetlands in the Anacostia.

Nontidal Wetland Creation

 

Goal 5 - Expand Forest Cover

Protect and expand forest cover throughout the watershed.

Tree Canopy

Sources and Citations