TapIt Campaign
Refill your bottle with clean sustainable water on the go: Find locations to fill up your water bottle below. Click here for more information about the TapIt Campaign.

Why Tap Water?
Tap water is less expensive, safer and more sustainable than bottled water.

Wise Water Use Campaign

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Do Not Flush Unwanted Medications...

Instead take them to one of the Drug Enforcement Agency's Take Back locations in April & September. The CEC members support this campaign by getting the word out via their social media.

Blogs

As of August 30, 2012 the CEC has discontinued its two blogs. However the blog links below are still active, so feel free to search the posts for information on water conservation tips, rain barrel designs, etc. They are well organized and searchable.

Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog

A source for all things green in Washington, DC and surrounding areas. If you're looking to swap tips, share stories, have fun, and take better care of your lawn and garden, check out the Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog.

Metro DC Dog Blog

The goal of the Metro DC DOG Blog is to provide an informal channel for swapping tips, sharing stories, taking better care of your four-legged friend, all while reminding you to scoop the poop.

Can the Grease Campaign
November and December 2012, the CEC will be running 15-second Can the Grease ads on ABC 7 and NewsChannel 8. There will also be a print ad in the November 15th newsletter that is emailed to 47,000 ABC7 Fans, and banner ads on the ABC7 and NewsChannel 8 website.

WSSC was featured on this pre-Thanksgiving segment by NBC4 Consumer Reporter Liz Crenshaw.

Fats, Oils, and Grease aren't good for your health or sewers.
Be sure to properly dispose of cooking grease, by pouring fats and oils from turkey, bacon, etc. into an empty can and throwing the can away. Please do not pour oil and grease down drains or toilets. Grease is the number #1 cause of sewer blockages in homes.

Can it, cool it, trash it!

Grease is a common culprit in blocking sewer pipes and causing overflows and sewer backups. Sewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, harm the environment and damage your home. Grease gets into the sewer from household drains and poorly maintained grease interceptors at restaurants or other businesses.

Please check out the following water and wastewater websites for addtional information about ways to can the grease:
Loudoun Water, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Arlington County, Town of Leesburg, Upper Occoquan Service Authority, Fairfax County Wastewater Management

The Frederick County Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management press release: Do not let a sewer backup ruin your holiday by pouring fats, oils and grease down your drain.

Utilities and Authorities:
DC Water
Fairfax Water
Loudoun Water
Upper Occoquan Service Authority
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
Prince William County Service Authority