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On the recordFebruary 24, 1999
The Anacostia River has been chosen as the pilot river because it is an especially polluted urban river located in the nation's capital that has drawn national attention and thus can lead the way for community-involved cleanup approaches that can be modeled and taken up nationally.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Selection of the Anacostia River for the pilot program due to its pollution issues.

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