April 6, 2004
GW Inspects Service Lines, Tests Campus Water
In response to information provided by the DC Water and Sewer Authority
(WASA) and the publicity surrounding the issue of lead in the areas
water supply, The George Washington University has undertaken several
initiatives with respect to the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses.
The first initiative already completed involved a visual
inspection of water service lines in all University buildings. After GW
received from WASA a list of University-owned properties identifying the
type of service line believed to connect each building to the water main,
University employees sought to validate the accuracy of WASAs data
by performing visual inspections of the service lines in more than 120
buildings on GWs two Washington, DC, campuses.
The Universitys visual inspection revealed that only one GW building,
located at 2142 G St., has a lead service line. The University notified
the occupants of that building and plans to replace that service line
are underway.
As the University undertook the visual inspections, it also provided a
link on the Campus Advisories Web site and encouraged the University community
to connect to WASAs Web site to obtain additional information on
the issues.
A contractor retained by the University will begin testing water after
collecting samples from all University buildings on the Foggy Bottom and
Mount Vernon campuses. The University will share the results of these
efforts with the GW community once the testing has been completed and
the results are available.
In the meantime, members of the University community are urged to follow
WASAs guidelines, which are available through a link on GWs
Campus Advisories Web site.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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