There were two recent tours of the unzoned historically landmarked McMillan Sand Filtration site. Sorry that you missed them.
Here is an annoucement for those two tours supplied by ANC 5C04 Commissioner John Salatti:
Two Tours Scheduled for the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant Site -- Wednesday, June 3 and Saturday, June 6
Neighbors,
Although the economic downturn has slowed many development projects in DC, interest about what will happen to the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant on the north end of Bloomingdale remains high among neighbors. Because of that ongoing interest, I requested several months ago that site tours once again be offered so that anyone could really see what the Sand Filtration Plant looks like. Working with the Vision McMillan Partners, the developer that the District chose to come up with development plans for the site; the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Planning and Economic Development, and other interested groups, we have finally gotten the site dates and times settled.
The tours will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd (starting at 6:00 p.m.) and Saturday, June 6th (starting at 10:00 a.m.). I pressed for a weekend and a weekday to give people two very different options. So please come out and take a walking tour of this truly amazing place that is right on our doorstep. The tour takes about an hour. To take the tour, just contact John Basile at EYA (one of the development partners) at jbasile @ eya.com or (301) 634- 8679.
After the tours, I am planning to have a community meeting to discuss McMillan so that we all can learn more about the project, what the developers are offering, and what others might like to see happen at the site. And I certainly want to hear what is on your mind.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
John John T. Salatti Commissioner, ANC 5C04 (202) 986- 2592 Jsalatti @ gmail.com "Together, Building a Better Bloomingdale"
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Here is the text from the tour flyer:
Ward 5 Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr. & Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development & Vision McMillan Partners
Invite you to Take A Tour of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site
What: Tour of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site Who: Community Surrounding the McMillan Site When: June 3, 2009 at 6PM or June 6, 2009 at 10AM Where: West gate entrance on 1st St NW
One of the Blooomingdale neighborhood bloggers, Geoff Hatchard, who attended the site tours, posted some pics of the site from the tours on his blog. Go here to see his pics and to read some comments: http://imgoph.blogspot.com/2009/03/mcmillan-filtration-site-photo-tour.html
I am totally in disbelief regarding the lack of understanding of slow sand filtration. You have, right on your doorstep, the answer to vast improvement of your water supply. Rapid sand filtration is completely unsustainable technology requiring chemicals and petroleum (coal) generated electric power. Additionally, chlorine and ozone do not eliminate cryptosporidum or guardia cysts from water, and furthermore, both of those disinfectants produce cancer causing chemicals when they react with organic material in the water. Slow sand filters do not use those chemicals and they remove - not just kill - pathogens from water. Just Google slow sand filter and you will find thousands of sites and hundreds of scholarly articles on studies done with biological sand filters. They are the new way of cleaning water and they are quite sustainable. You should study slow sand filters and bring that site back on line. Lots of advances have been made with slow sand filters - for one the sand does not need replacing - now wet harrowing is used. Salem, Oregon uses slow sand filters for their public water supply and the water there is fantastic. People just assume that slow sand filtration is somehow inferior to "modern" high-tech filtration - not so. Don't take my word for it, do just a little research and you will see what potential your "old" filter site has to bring you the best water around in a sustainable fashion, just think of the example you can set for the rest of the country!!!!
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ReplyDeleteAre there public tours of the reservoir? I've been driving by it for years and I'd love to get in and photograph it.
ReplyDeleteThere were two recent tours of the unzoned historically landmarked McMillan Sand Filtration site. Sorry that you missed them.
ReplyDeleteHere is an annoucement for those two tours supplied by ANC 5C04 Commissioner John Salatti:
Two Tours Scheduled for the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant Site -- Wednesday, June 3 and Saturday, June 6
Neighbors,
Although the economic downturn has slowed many development projects in DC, interest about what will happen to the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant on the north end of Bloomingdale remains high among neighbors. Because of that ongoing interest, I requested several months ago that site tours once again be offered so that anyone could really see what the Sand Filtration Plant looks like. Working with the Vision McMillan Partners, the developer that the District chose to come up with development plans for the site; the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Planning and Economic Development, and other interested groups, we have finally gotten the site dates and times settled.
The tours will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd (starting at 6:00 p.m.) and Saturday, June 6th (starting at 10:00 a.m.). I pressed for a weekend and a weekday to give people two very different options. So please come out and take a walking tour of this truly amazing place that is right on our doorstep. The tour takes about an hour. To take the tour, just contact John Basile at EYA (one of the development partners) at jbasile @ eya.com or (301) 634- 8679.
After the tours, I am planning to have a community meeting to discuss McMillan so that we all can learn more about the project, what the developers are offering, and what others might like to see happen at the site. And I certainly want to hear what is on your mind.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
John
John T. Salatti
Commissioner, ANC 5C04
(202) 986- 2592
Jsalatti @ gmail.com
"Together, Building a Better Bloomingdale"
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Here is the text from the tour flyer:
Ward 5 Councilmember
Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr.
&
Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Planning and Economic Development
&
Vision McMillan Partners
Invite you to Take A Tour of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site
What: Tour of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site
Who: Community Surrounding the McMillan Site
When: June 3, 2009 at 6PM or June 6, 2009 at 10AM
Where: West gate entrance on 1st St NW
RSVP by June 1st to:
John Basile at:
jbasile @ eya.com or
301-634-8679
Tour will last approximately 1 hour
-- posted by Scott Roberts of Bloomingdale
One of the Blooomingdale neighborhood bloggers, Geoff Hatchard, who attended the site tours, posted some pics of the site from the tours on his blog. Go here to see his pics and to read some comments: http://imgoph.blogspot.com/2009/03/mcmillan-filtration-site-photo-tour.html
ReplyDelete-- posted by Scott Roberts of Bloomingdale
I am totally in disbelief regarding the lack of understanding of slow sand filtration. You have, right on your doorstep, the answer to vast improvement of your water supply. Rapid sand filtration is completely unsustainable technology requiring chemicals and petroleum (coal) generated electric power. Additionally, chlorine and ozone do not eliminate cryptosporidum or guardia cysts from water, and furthermore, both of those disinfectants produce cancer causing chemicals when they react with organic material in the water. Slow sand filters do not use those chemicals and they remove - not just kill - pathogens from water. Just Google slow sand filter and you will find thousands of sites and hundreds of scholarly articles on studies done with biological sand filters. They are the new way of cleaning water and they are quite sustainable. You should study slow sand filters and bring that site back on line. Lots of advances have been made with slow sand filters - for one the sand does not need replacing - now wet harrowing is used. Salem, Oregon uses slow sand filters for their public water supply and the water there is fantastic. People just assume that slow sand filtration is somehow inferior to "modern" high-tech filtration - not so. Don't take my word for it, do just a little research and you will see what potential your "old" filter site has to bring you the best water around in a sustainable fashion, just think of the example you can set for the rest of the country!!!!
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