Wastewater & Water Safety

Georgetown University is issued a wastewater permits from DC Water as the Industrial Pretreatment Program under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III office to regulate industrial wastewater discharged into the District of Columbia’s sanitary and combined sewer system. Georgetown collects wastewater samples, and maintain the pretreatment devices such as grease traps, oil-water separators, etc.

Drinking Water

Georgetown purchases drinking water from the DC Water. This water comes from the Potomac River and is treated at the Washington Aqueduct, a federally owned drinking water treatment plant. DC Water conducts thousands of water quality tests each year to ensure that water quality meets or exceeds the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Georgetown collects water quality samples from various locations within the campus distribution system in response to water quality concerns.