- Fort Myer Construction settles with D.C. for nearly $1 million over alleged toxic runoff into Anacostia River.
After years of alleged toxic runoff from a Northeast D.C. facility into local waterways, including the Anacostia River, local company Fort Myer Construction has agreed to a settlement with the District worth nearly $1 million.
What happened?
District officials accused Fort Myer Construction of allowing petroleum and other pollutants to wash off one of its Northeast D.C. properties for more than a decade, leading to a settlement with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office…