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Anacostia River's first legal swim postponed again due to E.coli concerns
A person rows a boat along the Anacostia River on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, near Anacostia Park in Washington. For decades, the Anacostia was treated as a municipal dumping ground for industrial waste, storm sewers and trash. A sewer upgrade in the city and decades of local environmental advocacy have brought improvements to the river, but change has come slowly. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
WASHINGTON (7News) — The first legal, organized swim in the Anacostia River has yet again been postponed due to insufficient water quality.
The first annual Anacostia River Splash was scheduled for Saturday, June 29. However, a last-minute testing of water samples has revealed dangerous levels of E.coli.
The event would have marked the first time in 50 years that residents would have been permitted to swim in D.C.'s "forgotten river."
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We first covered the Anacostia Riverkeeper's proposed swim in June of 2023, however, that dip was also postponed due to water quality concerns.
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