DC rolls out water quality dashboard after Potomac sewage spill

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A new dashboard tool announced Wednesday will allow the public to analyze the water quality of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers in the wake of a major sewage spill last winter. 

The tool was developed by the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, a Washington, D.C.-based collection of nonprofit groups dedicated to environmental sustainability, and it relies on sensors placed across both rivers to monitor and collect water-quality data. The Reservoir Center says it measures water quality parameters, including pH and E. coli.​

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