[Archived] Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission Schedules February 5 Information Session on Cameron Run Watershed Study

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	January 18, 2007 PIO# 016-07/jbh	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

ALEXANDRIA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMISSION SCHEDULES FEBRUARY 5 INFORMATION SESSION ON CAMERON RUN WATERSHED STUDY

The City of Alexandria’s Environmental Policy Commission will hold a public information session on Monday, February 5 at the Burke Library to discuss the status of the Cameron Run-Holmes Run Watershed Feasibility Study. This watershed encompasses roughly the southern two-thirds of the City of Alexandria.

This activity is a collaborative effort involving the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve water quality and habitat within the Cameron Run-Holmes Run Watershed. The information session will feature a description of the team’s efforts to date and a comment period during which the public is welcome to make suggestions regarding projects to improve water quality.

The information session will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, 4701 Seminary Road.

For more information, or to request materials in an alternative format or a disability accommodation, please call Claudia Hamblin-Katnik, Watershed Program Administrator at 703-519-3400 x 219 (703-838-5026 TTY) or e-mail Claudia.Hamblin-Katnik@alexandriava.gov. The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Burke Library is served by DASH Bus #AT2 and #AT5, and Metrobus #25B and #28A. For DASH schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000 or visit www.wmata.com.

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