George's News Clips

• Shaping the City: (Re)Building Sustainable Infrastructure (WAMU-FM, 01/19/2012)
• "Inside One City" (DC Office of Cable Television, 01/10/2012)
• DC Clean Rivers Project Digs Into a Dirty Problem (East of the River, January 2012 - PDF)
• General Manager Hawkins on Infrastructure (WPFW-FM, 01/04/2012)
• Billions needed to upgrade America's leaky water infrastructure (Washington Post, 01/03/2012)
• To clean the rivers, tunnels aren't the only solution (Washington Post, 10/13/2011)
  
• D.C. Officials: Sewage Project Will Raise Rates, Bring Jobs (WAMU-FM, 10/13/2011)
• D.C. Breaks Ground On $2.6 Billion Sewage Tunnel (WAMU-FM, 10/12/2011) 
• The Biggest Infrastructure Project You've Probably Never Heard Of (Huffington Post, 10/12/2011) 
• D.C. Water Breaks Ground on Massive Tunnel Project (DCist, 10/12/2011)
• D.C. area readies for Hurricane Irene recovery efforts (DC Examiner, 08/27/2011) 
• D.C.'s "Most Unusual Week" Continues (WRC-TV, 08/26/2011)
• Gray says D.C. is 'as ready as we can be' for Irene (Washington Times, 08/26/2011)
• State-by-state developments related to Hurricane Irene (CNN.com, 08/26/2011)
• Heat pops pipes nationwide; brace for higher bills (CNN, 08/14/2011)
• DC Water GM Says Ruling Could Affect Water Bills (WAMU-FM, 07/26/2011) 
• Anacostia River Cleanup Ordered (WJLA-TV, 07/26/2011)
• Federal Judge Mandates Better Clean Up Standards for Anacostia River (WTTG-TV, 07/26/2011)
• Local officials worry that TMDL actions are much too costly (Bay Journal, June/July 2011)
• D.C. Drinking Water Satisfies Standards But Quality Can Vary (WAMU-FM, 06/21/2011)
• Report: D.C. Tap Water "Safe, Reliable" (DCist, 06/21/2011)
• DC Water News Release: 2010 Drinking Water Quality Report Published (Patch.com, 06/21/2011)
• TapIt brings free water bottle refills to D.C. (TBD.com, 06/02/2011) 
• D.C. Business Offer Free Refills on Water Bottles (WAMU-FM, 06/02/2011)
• Free Water Refills at Over 60 D.C. Restaurants (WRC-TV, 06/02/2011)
• Georgetown Businesses, DC Water and TapIt Encourage Use of Reusable Water Bottles (Patch.com, 06/01/2011)
• D.C. partnership offers free water in city restaurants (WTOP-FM, 06/01/2011)
• Innovation is the Name of the Game at Autovation Host Utility DC Water (Utilimetrics Blog, 05/20/2011)
• D.C. Water's tunnel vision, with green in mind (Washington Post, 05/19/2011)
• D.C. Wastewater Treatment Plant to Make Electricity from Waste (WAMU-FM, 05/17/2011)
• DC Water to become area's largest green energy producer (NewsChannel 8, 05/17/2011)
• U.S. Water Prize (Clean Water Alliance, 05/09/2011)
• Next Step: Finding A Car Which Runs On Water (DCist, 05/04/2011)
• DC Adds Hybrids to Offset Gas Prices (WRC-TV, 05/03/2011)
• DC Appleseed urges federal help to clean up Anacostia (Washington Post, 05/02/2011) 
• DC Water chief turns on the public diplomacy to make tap hip again (Washington Post, 04/20/2011)
• Cartoons Not Just For Saturday Mornings (DCist, 04/12/2011)
• True grit: Gene plays dirty in his attempt to one-up Dave Barry (Washington Post, 04/10/2011)
• Happy World Water Day! (Keen for Green, 03/28/2011)
• US Strengthens Support for Global Clean Water (Epoch Times, 03/22/2011) 
• The 3-Minute Interview: George Hawkins (Washington Examiner, 03/17/2011)
• The Awesome, Humbling Challenge (Smart Global Health, 03/16/2011)
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades (Chesapeake Bay Program, 03/16/2011)
• Live Chat with George Hawkins of DC Water (Greater Greater Washington, 03/15/2011) 
• IBM Pulse: Enterprises need to differentiate big and little data (computing.co.uk, 03/02/2011)
• IBM Software Powers Smart Utilities and Buildings (InformationWeek, 03/01/2011)
• D.C. Water eyes rate hike (WAMU-FM, 02/18/2011) 
• D.C. Water approves rate increase (Washington Post, 02/17/2011) 
• Water Woes: Rate Hikes May Be on Tap (WRC-TV, 02/17/2011) 
• House of Representatives Still Drinking Bottled Water, Costing U.S. Nearly $1 Million a Year (Planetsave.com, 02/10/2011) 
• Will Congress Stop Spending $860,00 a Year on Bottled Water? (Treehugger.com, 02/10/2011)
• Progress! House Members Call for Bottled Water Spending Cuts (change.org, 02/08/2011)
• EHN to Congress: Bottled Water is for Suckers (Washington City Paper, 02/08/2011)
• Water is Life (Princeton Environmental Institute, 01/19/2011) 
• Experts: U.S. water infrastructure in trouble (CNN, 01/19/2011)
• Advancing Water Sector Technology (Public Works, January 2011)
• The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU-FM, 01/10/2011)
• Budget cuts are all in the water (CNN, 01/07/2011) 
• DC Water asks Congress to give up the bottle (We Love DC, 01/07/2011)
• DC Water Bottles Congress (NBC Washington, 01/06/2011)
• D.C. Water Offers Congress Free Reusable Bottles (DCist, 01/06/2011)
• It's Similar South of the Border (Water Canada, January/February 2011)
• EPA urges testing for chemical in tap water (Washington Post, 12/23/2010) 
• GM at DC Chamber of Commerce (DC Cable 16, 12/16/2010)
• Study of D.C. water sharpens understanding of lead threat (Washington Post, 12/13/2010)
• Water Main Breaks (TBD-TV, 12/08/2010)
• Eight Water Main Breaks in 24 Hours (WUSA-TV, 12/08/2010)
• Drinking water debacle deals a blow to CDC, EPA (Washington Post, 12/04/2010)
• CDC: Partial pipe replacement didn't cut lead risk (BusinessWeek, 12/03/2010)
• Lead-Contaminated Water in DC (WTTG-TV, 12/03/2010)
• 'No crisis' in D.C. water (Washington Post, 12/03/2010)
• General Manager of DC Water Discusses Recent Report of Lead Contamination (WAMU-FM, 12/02/2010)
• Online Chat with General Manager George Hawkins (Washington Post, 12/02/2010)
• CDC Reverses D.C. Water-Lead Findings (WRC-TV, 12/02/2010)
• Report: D.C. water may have high levels of lead (WTOP-FM, 12/02/2010)
• CDC Report: D.C.'s Water May Still Contain Lead (DCist, 12/02/2010)
• CDC Report Finds Lead Contamination in D.C. Water (WAMU-FM, 12/02/2010)
• Officials try to ease alarm about lead in D.C. water (Washington Post, 12/02/2010)
• Lead may be leaching into thousands of District homes (Washington Post, 12/02/2010)
• DC Water chief: right place, right time (American Water Intelligence, November 2010)
• Does WMATA Need a CEO (We Love DC, 11/16/2010)
• Where Your Water Goes: Part II (Georgetown Patch, 11/15/2010) 
• Things I Learned at the American Water Summit (Global Water Intelligence, 11/11/2010)
• Fox 5 Investigates: Private Hydrants (WTTG-TV, 11/10/2010)
• DCEN Report: Why the Federal Government Should Pay the District's Stormwater Fee (DC Environmental Network, 11/10/2010) 
• DC Water's Blue Plains (We Love DC, 11/09/2010)
• Where Your Water Goes: Part I (Georgetown Patch, 11/08/2010) 
• Wendy the Waterdrop: Our New Favorite Anthropomorphized Reporter (DCist, 10/26/2010)
• Nearly 2,700 Serve During Second Annual Freshman Day of Service (George Washington University, September 2010 - PDF)
• Brand New Look (Treatment Plant Operator, November 2010)
• Federal government refuses to pay D.C. stormwater fee (Washington Post, 10/18/2010)
• "Dozens" of Birds Die Near Blue Plains (WRC-TV, 10/07/2010)
• New Blue Plains Permit to Cut Nitrogen Outputs 45 Percent (Bay Journal, 10/01/2010) 
• Is the Government Trying to Weasel Out of Paying Water Taxes (Infrastructurist, 10/01/2010)
• Anacostia Cleanup Goal at Issue (Washington Post, 09/27/2010)
  
• Sunday Questions with George Hawkins (DCist, 09/26/2010) 
• Homeowners to be charged more for water service (WTOP-FM, 09/16/2010)
• EPA permit calls for slashing nitrogen outputs (Associated Press, 09/10/2010)
• Potomac River Cleaner but Wastewater Upgrades Still Needed (Environmental News Service, 09/10/2010)
• EPA Wants Reduction from Bay's Top Nitrogen Source (WJZ-TV, 09/10/2010)
• An environmentalist says Gray is greener (Greater Greater Washington, 09/07/2010)
• Potomac River now healthier than in '50s, study shows (Washington Post, 09/07/2010)
• Insiders Guide: George Hawkins -- General Manager, DC Water (Cultural Tourism DC, 08/17/2010)
• Briefing on Water Trust Fund Garners Significant Interest on Capitol Hill (Water Infrastructure Network, 08/12/2010)
• Water Main Break Causes Flooded Streets in Northwest DC (WTTG-TV, 07/28/2010)
• Billions Needed to Replace Water Mains (WUSA-TV, 07/12/2010)
• Federal government balks at paying D.C. sewer charge (Washington Post, 07/05/2010)
• DC Water Would Like You to Please Not Break Fire Hydrants (Washington City Paper, 06/24/2010)
• Federal Government to Shove Stormwater Costs on District Residents (DCist, 06/23/2010)
• Where does your DC Water come from? (Greater Greater Washington, 06/22/2010) 
• Re-Introducing D.C. Water (DCist, 06/21/2010) 
• Go green and save money by filtering your tap water (NBC Today Show, 06/21/2010)
• DC WASA now DC Water (Park View DC, 06/18/2010)
• Storytime with George Hawkins: Lead Scares, Boiled Water Alerts, and DC Water as More Than a Utility (Washington City Paper, 06/18/2010)
• DC Water's George Hawkins looks to the future (We Love DC, 06/18/2010)
• DC WASA is now DC Water (The Hill is Home, 06/18/2010)
• Farm lobby must step aside, because the Chesapeake Bay can wait no longer (Washington Post, 06/17/2010)
• D.C. water agency rinses off a lead-stained name (Washington Post, 06/16/2010)
• D.C. Water Gets a Makeover (WRC-TV, 06/15/2010) 
• Glass May Be Half Full for DC Water (WAMU-FM, 06/15/2010) 
• Goodbye D.C. WASA, Hello 'D.C. Water' (Washington Post, 06/15/2010) 
• How your water bill affects your commute (Washington Post, 06/03/2010)
• WASA General Manager George Hawkins talks about the new report of drinking water safety (NewsChannel 8, 05/24/2010)
• CDC Hammered in Congress Over Lead Report (WUSA-TV, 05/20/2010)
• CDC Used Bad Data to Claim DC Water Safe (WTTG-TV, 05/20/2010)
• Report: CDC Used Bad Data to Claim DC Water Safe (Associated Press, 05/20/2010)
• Can We Put Some Febreze on the Canal? (WRC-TV, 05/20/2010)
• Bridging the water divide: It's not only about taste (Washington Post, 05/18/2010) 
• D.C. set to tunnel its way out of sewage overflows (Chesapeake Bay Journal, 05/06/2010)
• St. E's gets basic necessity - and museum to honor it (Washington Business Journal, 04/30/2010) 
• In D.C., the right questions about water safety (Washington Post, 04/27/2010) 
• Feds fail to fork over millions in fees (WTOP-FM, 04/27/2010)
• Best New Hire 2010: George S. Hawkins (Washington City Paper, 03/25/2010)
• The Kojo Nnamdi Show: DC's Hidden Infrastructure (WAMU-FM, 03/24/10)
• Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would be Costly (New York Times, 03/15/10) 
• Snowstorms Triple Trash in Anacostia River (WTTG-TV, 03/8/2010)
• Residents asked to clear snowed-in storm drains (WTOP-FM, 02/17/2010)
• More Than You Want to Know about the Eco-Impact of Snowmelt (Washington City Paper, 02/18/2010)
• Fire hydrant repairs could cost D.C. millions more (DC Examiner, 02/18/2010)
• Anacostia River shows decades-long failure to improve water quality, ecosystem (Washington Post, 02/02/10)
• Water main bursts in downtown D.C., disrupting traffic (Washington Post, 01/12/2010)
  
• Water Main Breaks in Dupont Circle Area (WTTG-TV, 01/10/2010)
• Big water main break hits Dupont Circle (Washington Post, 01/10/2010)
  
• Group Suggests Residents Use Water Filters (WUSA-TV, 12/18/2009)
• Northwest DC Residents Asked to Boil Water as Precaution (WJLA-TV, 12/07/2009)
  
• Ride Along with DC's Hydrant Patrol (WRC-TV, 11/24/2009)
  
• IBM and DC WASA Flow Technology into Washington, D.C.'s Water and Sewer System (PR Newswire, 11/19/2009)
  
• DC Residents and Officials Unclog Storm Drains (WUSA-TV, 11/12/2009)
  
• Hawkins' "Cowboys and Spacemen" (The Cauldron, 11/02/2009)
• WASA General Manager on Fox 5 Morning News (WTTG-TV, 10/28/2009)
  
• Steel Water Pipes May Need Replacing (WTTG-TV, 10/28/2009)
  
• Fire That Destroyed D.C. Mansion and Art Ruled Accidental (Washington Post, 10/20/2009)
  
• Actions Taken To Keep Homes with Low Water Pressure Safe (WJLA-TV, 10/19/2009)
  
• Metro Connection (WAMU-FM, 10/09/2009)
  
• Interim D.C. Environment Director Named (Washington Business Journal, 10/09/2009)
  
• PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Watershed FEST celebrates ‘Green & Growing’ at 60 (CentralJersey.com, 10/09/2009)
  
• Agency, D.C. to Collaborate on Watersheds, Green Programs (Environmental Protection, 10/05/2009)
  
• Environmentalism in the District of Columbia (WAMU-FM, 09/21/2009)
  
• Are Our Playgrounds and Parking Lots Safe? (Oak Hill Gazette, 09/16/2009)
  
• George Hawkins' Move Leaves D.C. Without Its Green Guru (Washington Business Journal, 09/11/2009)
  
• New General Manager for DC WASA - 1 (WTOP-FM, 09/04/2009)
• New General Manager for DC WASA - 2 (WTOP-FM, 09/04/2009)
• WASA Gets a New Boss (WAMU-FM, 09/04/2009)
  
• D.C. Environmental Chief to Lead WASA (Washington Post, 09/04/2009)
  
• D.C. Environmental Chief George Hawkins Tapped to Head WASA (Washington Business Journal, 09/04/2009)
  
• George Hawkins to Lead Water and Sewer Authority (Washington City Paper, 09/04/2009)
  
• Citizens, Officials Call for Tougher Measures to keep Bay Cleanup on Track (Chesapeake Bay Journal, September 2009)
  
• Recession a Boon for Bay (Baltimore Sun, 08/27/2009)
  
• D.C. Considers Luring New Residents with Cash (DC Examiner, 08/21/2009)
  
• Hothouse for Cool Ideas: Policy Greenhouse at George Washington University (PlanetForward, August 2009)
  
• D.C. Receives Almost Nine Million Dollars in Energy Stimulus Funds (WAMU-FM, 08/18/2009)
  
• D.C. Gets $8.8M in Energy Stimulus Funds (Washington Business Journal, 08/18/2009)
  
• A Green Home in Hillcrest (East of the River, August 2009)
  
• Going Green - Episode 25 (Voice of America TV, 08/11/2009)
  
• D.C. is Giving Green to Go Green - On Your Roof (NewsChannel 8, 08/05/2009)
  
• Lawmakers Urge Renewal of Chesapeake Bay Program (DC Examiner, 08/04/2009)
  
• Green Consumer (National Wildlife, June/July 2009)
  
• George Hawkins on the District Dish (July 2009)
  
• George Hawkins on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU-FM, 7/27/2009)
• Forum Hosted by GW and Councilmember Mary Cheh Features Ideas for Addressing
  DC's Environmental Challenges (George Washington University, 07/10/2009)
  
• Green Summer Job Corps Kicks Off (WAMU-FM, 06/26/2009)
  
• Green Jobs for a Green Future: Weatherization (The White House, 06/24/2009)
  
• George Hawkins on NewsTalk (NewsChannel 8, 06/17/2009)
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
  
• D.C. to Reduce Rock Creek Pollution (Washington Business Journal, 06/03/2009)
  
• Green Technology Yields Economic Growth (CBS Evening News, 05/10/2009)
  
• D.C. Wins Grant to Buy Alternative-Fuel Vehicles (Washington Business Journal, 05/07/2009)
  
• Fenty Unveils Green Agenda (Washington Business Journal, 04/22/2009)
  
• Live Chat with George Hawkins (Greater Greater Washington, 04/21/2009)
  
• Health Agency Covered Up Lead Harm (Salon.com, 04/10/2009)
  
• DC Aims to Control Stormwater (Washington Business Journal 04/06/2009)
  
• George Hawkins on NewsTalk (NewsChannel 8, 03/31/2009)
  
• State Capitol to Darken for Earth Hour (Heber Springs, Arkansas Sun-Times, 03/27/2009)
  
• America's Largest Estuary in Poor Health (Voice of America, 03/26/2009)
  
• Fenty Promises No Repeat of Summer Jobs Problems (WRC-TV, 03/24/2009)
  
• RiverSmart (WUSA-TV, 03/18/2009)
  
• Washington, DC to Go Dark for Earth Hour 2009 (Huffington Post, 03/09/2009)
  
• Region's Buildings are 4th Greenest in U.S. (Washington Post, 03/09/2009)
  
• DC Angling for Stimulus Grants (DC Examiner, 03/05/2009)
  
• So What's a Green Job, Anyway? (CNBC, 02/26/2009)
  
• DC Offers Grants for Solar, Wind Power Projects (Associated Press, 02/25/2009)
• Study Finds Underground Gas Spill of 20 Years Ago Poses Less Risk (DC Examiner, 02/22/2009)
  
• Your Old TV May Harbor Dangerous Lead (WTOP-FM, 02/12/2009)
• Stimulus Would Boost, Not Fix DC Budget Gap (Washington Business Journal, 02/11/2009)
  
• Elgin Sweeper Equipment Featured in 36th Anniversary of Clean Water Act (forconstructionpros.com, 11/18/2008)
• Water Issues Seen as Likely Priority Under Obama (Greenwire, 11/12/2008)
• D.C. Looking to Tackle Pollution, Storm Water Runoff (NewsChannel 8, October 29, 2008)
  
• Stars of the Future (Washington Diplomat, 10/2008)
• DC Expands Recycling Program (WAMU-FM, 10/06/2008)
• Greening the Economy (Medill Reports, 10/02/2008)
  
• A Mandatory Sewage Plan in Search of Federal Funding (Washington Post, 09/26/2008)
• The Green Summer Experience (Trilogy, 09/02/2008)
• DC Weighing Options As Plan for Energy Auction May Falter (DC Exmainer, 08/24/2008)
  
• DC Schools Offer "Green Collar" Classes (Washington Times, 08/21/2008)
• DC Asking Residents to Join Energy Auction (DC Examiner, 07/30/2008)
  
• Program Offers Cheaper Electric Rates for DC Residents (WTOP-FM, 07/30/2008)
  
• School Goes Green (Washington Times, 07/25/2008)
• Climate Report Sets Goals and Urges Lifestyle Changes (Washington Post, 07/20/2008)
  
• Green Consumer (National Wildlife, 06/2008)
  
• More Parks Tested After High Levels of Arsenic Close Fort Reno Park (WJLA-TV, 05/16/2008)
  
• D.C. Forms Green Team to Charge Up its Eco-Efforts (Washington Business Journal, 04/18/2008)
• Local Leaders Take Green Message to Capitol Hill (Washington Business Journal, 04/17/2008)
  
• Major Oil Spill Contaminates Potomac River (WTOP-FM, 12/21/2007)
• On the Potomac, Swimming in Risk (Washington Post, 07/14/2007)
  
• Renewing Our Cities to Save Our State (Newark Star-Ledger, 02/21/2007)
• Pulling a Fast-Track One (grist.org, 08/11/2004)
• NJ Future Head to Take Environmental Job in D.C. (04/18/2007)
  
• Hawkins Named to Lead New Jersey Future (10/25/2004)