D.C. Water and Sewer Authority Oversight Hearing

The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing on the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority (DCWASA). The hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will examine DCWASA related issues ranging from the agency’s proposed capital improvement projects to developments in drinking water quality, service delivery, environmental protection and agency governance.

DCWASA is charged with the responsibility of providing drinking water distribution, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment services to the District of Columbia and wholesale wastewater treatment services to certain Maryland and Virginia suburban jurisdictions.

PANEL I

John B. Stephenson
Director, Natural Resources & Environment – U.S. Government Accountability Office

PANEL II

Robin B. Martin
Chairman, Board of Directors, D.C. Water and Sewer Authority

Jerry Johnson
General Manager, D.C. Water and Sewer Authority

PANEL III

Jon M. Capacasa
Director of Water Protection Division for Water, Environmental Protection Agency

Thomas Jacobus
General Manager, Washington Aqueduct

Doug Siglin
Federal Affairs Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Robert Boone
President, Anacostia Watershed Society

PANEL IV

Daniel Tangherlini
City Administrator, District of Columbia and D.C. WASA Board Member

Anthony H. Griffin
County Executive, Fairfax County and D.C. WASA Board Member

Timothy Firestine
Chief Administrative Officer, Montgomery County and D.C. WASA Board Member

Jacqueline F. Brown
Chief Administrator Officer, Prince Georges County and D.C. WASA Board Member