Proposed D.C. flooding fix a tricky task

An idea being floated to use a former water filtration site to temporarily help alleviate flooding problems in the District is a little more complicated than it sounds, an official with that site’s redevelopment team has told The Washington Examiner.

DC Water officials have said they are looking at using the historic McMillan Sand Filtration Site near Howard University that’s slated for redevelopment as a temporary water storage facility during flash rainstorms. The site sits north of Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park, two areas where homeowners have endured thousands of dollars in damages after the antiquated sewer serving the neighborhood caused backups four times this summer.