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EnvisionAdamsMorgan:EnvironmentandSustainability

OuroverarchingmissionintheEnvironmentandSustainabilityworkinggroupistoensurethatresidentsandbusinessesintheneighborhoodhaveaclearunderstandingoftheirrelationship

withtheunderlyingenvironmentalassetsoftheneighborhoodandtheDistrictatlarge.

Weseekto:

Transferknowledge/awarenessofplaceandnaturalenvironmenttobusinessesandresidents.

Buildaplatformforcontinuedlong-termgrowthanddiscussionasacommunity. Becomeaneighborhoodthatidentifiesitselfasbeingenvironmentallyprogressive. Fixwhatsbroken(treehealth,waterrunoff,erosion,waste,awareness,weatherization)

andrevitalizeunderusedspacesascommunityassets.

Wehavealignedourbaselinedatafortheneighborhoodwiththegoalsandtargetslaidoutin

theSustainableDCplan,releasedinFebruary2013insixcategories.1TheSustainableDCgoals

areinabulletedlistatthebeginningofeachsectionbelow.

ENERGY&BUILTENVIRONMENT

Goals:

Cutcitywideenergyuseby50%. Increasetheuseofrenewableenergytomakeup50%oftheDistrictsenergysupply. Reduceannualpoweroutagestobetween0and2eventsoflessthan100minutesper

year.

Retrofit100%ofexistingcommercialandmulti-familybuildingstoachievenet-zeroenergystandards(meaningthatthebuildinggeneratesenoughenergyfromrenewable

sourcestooffsetitsownenergyuse).

Meetnet-zeroenergyusestandardswithallnewconstructionprojects.

OverallEnergyUseWhilewecanttracktheamountofenergyusedwithinourANCboundaries,wedoknowhow

muchenergywasusedoverallinthezipcode20009,asMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilof

Governments(MWCOG)receivesthesenumbersinreportsfromPepcoandWashingtonGas

EnergyServices(WGES)eachyear.Customersin20009accountedfor2.45%ofcitywidenatural

gasuseand3.6%ofcitywideelectricityusein2012.2

1http://sustainable-dc.org

2https://ncrportal.mwcog.org/sites/surveys/climate/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsite

s%2Fsurveys%2Fclimate%2FShared%20Documents%2FUtility%20Data%20Request%2FZIP-

Level%20Data&View={249AE023-2823-48BB-9118-481AEF8B40CE}


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Figure1:NaturalGasusedwithin20009boundariesin2012

ZipCode

20009

#ofMeters

10942

Therms

10,452,470.7

Commercial 891 4,495,565.8

Master-metered 287 1,493,453.2

Industrial 12 1,180,796.0

Residential 9,752 3,282,655.7

Figure2:Electricityusedwithin20009boundariesin2012

ZipCode

20009

#ofMeters

25,558

kWh

389,649,118

Master-meterednon-

governmentcommercial 102 28464254Non-master-metered

governmentcommercial 43 37045037

Non-master-metered

governmentresidential 1 4582

Non-master-meterednon-

governmentcommercial 2,497 178605342

Non-master-meterednon-

governmentresidential 22,915 145529903

BuildingEfficiencyPrivatebuildingsover50,000sqftandpublicbuildingsover10,000sqftarerequiredtotrack

andreporttheirannualenergyandwateruseusingEPA'sPortfolioManagertrackingtool.This

requirementisaresultofDCsGreenBuildingActof2006.Asbuildingsaccountfor75%ofthe

District'senergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions,trackingourmajorbuildings'energyuseand

findingawaytoincentivizereductionscouldmakeasignificantenvironmentalimpact.

Therearecurrently21privatebuildingsinAdamsMorganthatwererequiredtosubmit

benchmarkingdatabyApril1,2013(seeFigure1).Alistofbuildingsover50Ksqftwillbe

releasedshortly,andthesebuildingswillberequiredtosubmitbenchmarkingdataby2014.

Smallerbuildingsover10,000sqftarealsoabletousethetool,andwewouldencourageall

suchbuildingsinAdamsMorgantodoso.

RequirementsandinstructionsforusingthebenchmarkingtoolareoutlinedontheDistrict's

website:http://green.dc.gov/energybenchmarking .


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Ofthegovernmentbuildingsthathavereportedtheirenergyusefor2012,thefollowingarein

AdamsMorgan:

Figure3:BenchmarkingdataforgovernmentbuildingsinAdamsMorgan

Facility

Name Address

Total

Floor

Space

(Sq.Ft.)

ENERGY

STARScore

Current

Weather

Normalized

SourceEnergy

Intensity

(kBtu/Sq.Ft.)

Electricity

Use

GasUse

(therms)

Current

TotalGHG

Emissions

(MtCO2e)

Engine

Company

#21

1763LANIER

PLACENW

12,800 N/A 186.2 157,699 6,200 109.18

Engine

Company

#9

1617U

STREETNW

10,476 N/A 205.6 159,132 4,357 100.07

Adams

Elementary

202019TH

STREETNW

59,400 63*

(temporary

score)

143.4 479,058 25,402 366.60

MarieReed

Elementary

2200

CHAMPLAIN

STREETNW

162,700 4 221.8 3,470,257 44 1,676.95

3rdDistrict

HQ

1620V

STREETNW

38,852 N/A 276.00 840,177 15,912 490.60

Source:http://green.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/DDOE-

DGS_PublicBenchmarking_013113.pdf

Comparedtoschoolsnationwide,MarieReedscoredinthe4thpercentileforenergyefficiency.

Thisisquitelow,andthereshouldbelotsofroomforimprovement.H.D.CookeElementary

Schoolwasnotincludedinthebenchmarkingreport.Buildingsinthe75thpercentileandhigher

areeligibleforEnergyStarcertification.

Figure4:AdamsMorganbuildingsover100Ksqft

973,414 1919CONNECTICUTAV CJUFIIDESTINATIONHOTELLLC

519,484 1875CONNECTICUTAVNW UNIVERSALBUILDINGNORTHINC

421,800 1825CONNECTICUTAVNW UNIVERSALBUILDINGINC

236,646 2101-2201CONNECTICUTAVNW 2101CONNECTICUTAVENUE

272,449 1600BEEKMANPLNW BEEKMANPLACECONDO

276,092 240016THSTNW ENVOYASSOCIATESLTDPTSP

439,502 248016THST DORCHESTERHOUSEASSOCIATESLLC


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277,426 1629COLUMBIARDNW PARKPLAZAAPTSIILLC

187,707 1884COLUMBIARDNW ADAMS-MORGANASSOCIATES

198,381 2853ONTARIORDNW ONTARIOOWNERSINC

174,971 1650HARVARDSTNW HARVARDHALLLLC

127,257 1954COLUMBIARDNW DAVIDHORNSTEIN

122,062 2022COLUMBIARDNW THEWYOMINGHOUSE

116,748 2032BELMONTRDNW VALLEYVISTACONDOMINIUM

130,541 1900KALORAMAPL KALORAMAPLACE

120,650 1841COLUMBIARDNW UIP1841COLUMBIAROADLLC

118,686 1661CRESCENTPLNW 1661CRESCENTPLACENWINC

116,689 1641-1681KALORAMARDNW JEMAL'SCITADELLLC

114,441 1707COLUMBIARDNW NATIONALSAVINGS&TRUSTCOMPANY

104,040 1673COLUMBIARDNWNATIONALSAVINGS&TRUSTCOMPANY

TRUSTEES

120,823 1801CLYDESDALEPLNW SAXONYCOOPERATIVEAPARTMENTSINC

FuelcontaminationFuelstoredinundergroundcontainerscanasourceofgroundwaterandsoilcontamination.

TherearethreeopenLeakingUndergroundStorageTank(LUST)sitesinAdamsMorgan,asof

August2012.

6/20/1996 2329Champlain

StL.P.

Other 2329ChamplainStreet.,NW 1 Soil/GW

2/11/1993 Chevron Gas

Station

1827AdamsMillRd,NW 1 Soil/GW

3/6/1991 DPW DCGovt 1630VStreet,NW 1

Soil/GW


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Renewables

Wind

Withinthe20009zipcode,weknowwehaveatleast80businessesandover141residentsthat

supportwindpower.InAdamsMorganspecifically,weknowwehave34businessesalongthe18

thStcorridorand6localnonprofitsparticipatinginacommunitypowerpurchaseagreement

forwindpower.JoellaMosely,withNewGreenIndustries,reportsthat,sincebeginningin

2011,we'vegeneratedover$1,500,000insavingsandbusinessrevenueforcommunity

members,andconvertedabout15,000,000kWhor8,346tonsofCO 2.Thissavingsisequivalent

to:

Removing1604.22carsfromtheroadforayear Eliminating1105.49homes'electricityforayear Saving43.58railcars'worthofcoal,or Turningoff0.001797coalplantsforayear.

Solar

Whilethereare36solarinstallationsinthe20009zipcode,webelievethatonly8arewithinthe

boundariesofANC1Catthepresenttime.InDCoverall,thereare667solarinstallations.

DCSunisalocalsolarcooperativenetworkthatcanbearesourceforsingle-familyhomesor

largeapartmentbuildingsthatwanttoinvestigatesolarinstallations.TheycanissueaRequest

forProposalonbehalfoflargebuildingsandsolicitbidsfromareainstallersforasystem.They

canthenhelpthebuildingreviewthebidsandselectaninstallerthatwillmeettheirneeds.

Analternativetoowningsolarpanelsistolease,whichispossibletodothroughSolarCity.

Unfortunately,SolarCitydoesnotworkwitheithercondominiumsorapartmentbuildings.

SolarThermal

Thereare37solarthermalinstallationsinDCatthistime.TwobuildingsinAdamsMorganhave

installedsolarthermalarraystoreduceelectricityusedtoheatwater:

ParkTower,244016thStNW 1825VernonStNW

SkylineInnovationsdoescommercialsolarthermalwaterinstallations-dependinguponbuilding

infrastructure.Theirmainclientsarelargeapartmentandcondominiumbuildings.Theydonot

workwithsingle-familyhomesbutcanputcustomersintouchwiththosecompanieswhodo.

ReliabilityMostofourpowerlinesinAdamsMorganareunderground.Asaresult,wedontoftenlose

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WATER

Goals:

Make100%ofDistrictwaterwaysfishableandswimmable. Use75%ofthelandscapetocapturerainwaterforfiltrationorreuse. Decreasetotalwateruseby40%.

PollutantsandStormWaterRunoffAdamsMorganliesonaboundarylinebetweentwowatershedsRockCreekandthe

WashingtonMetropolitanwatershed.AdamsMorganisalsowithintheboundariesofDCs

CombinedSewageOverflowsystem,meaningthatduringheavyrains,whenstormsewers

becometoofull,sewageismixedinandreleasedintothesewatersheds.Thismakesit

particularlyimportantinAdamsMorgantodowhatwecantoreducestormwaterrunoffby

capturingrainfallwithbioswales,raingardens,greenroofs,orrainbarrels.Wecanalsomitigate

stormwaterrunoffbyreplacingimpervioussurfaceswithpermeablepavementorplants.

Todate,onlyonehouseinAdamsMorganhasparticipatedintheRiverSmartHomesprogramby

installingarainbarrel.

AnerosioncontrolprojectwasundertakeninKaloramaParktocontrolexcessivestormwater

runofffromslopesandhardsurfaceswithintheparkin2010-2011,butwasunsuccessful.The

DCDepartmentofParksandRecreationandtheDepartmentofGeneralServicesarenow

workingtofundrepairsandhavepostedapageontheirwebsitetotrackdevelopmentsinthe

project.3

Pesticidesareanothercommonwaterpollutant.Recently,DCpassedapesticidereformactthat

requiresIntegratedPestManagementandlimitsuseofsyntheticpesticidesonallgovernment,

school,andchildcarefacilitygrounds.Thisisprimarilytolimithumanexposuretotoxics,butwill

alsoservetoreducetheamountofpesticidesthatwashoffofthosegroundsintonearbybodies

ofwater.Weencourageadoptionofintegratedpestmanagementororganicapproachesforall

parksandgreenspacesinAdamsMorgan.

3http://dpr.dc.gov/page/kalorama-park-erosion-control


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Watersheds

DecreasingWaterUseWateruseisincludedinthebenchmarkingrequirementsforlargebuildingsestablishedbyDCs

GreenBuildingActof2006.Weexpectthattrackingwateruseandmakingtheinformation

publiclyavailablewillhelpbuildawarenessandencouragebehaviorchange.


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WASTE

Goals:

Sendzerosolidwastetolandfillsperyearandreducetotalwastegenerationby15%. Reuse20%ofallconstructionanddemolitionwaste. Achieveatotalwastediversionrate(recycling,composting,andconversion)of80%.

DisposalResponsibilityWasteishandledbothbytheDepartmentofPublicWorksandbyprivatehaulersinDC.All

residenceswiththreeorfewerunitsarecoveredbycitycollectionandareofferedrecyclingand

landfillservices.District-wide,DPWhandles103,00residences.

Allbusinesses,schools,churches,andresidenceswithfourormoreunitsarerequiredto

contractwithprivatewasteandrecyclinghaulers.Recyclingisarequiredservice,buteach

haulermaycollectdifferentmaterials.AccordingtoDPW:

ItemsthattheDistrictrequirescommercialpropertiestorecycleTheDistrictregulatesrecyclingbottles,cansandpaperinallbusinesses.Glass,metal,

paper,corrugatedcardboardandnarrow-neckedplasticbottlesmustbeseparatedand

containerizedindependentlyofothersolidwaste.

Enforcementactionsthatcanbetakenifacommercialpropertydoesnotrecycle

Acommercialpropertycanbefinedforfailingtocomplywiththerecyclingregulations.

Thefinesrangefrom$200forafirstoffenseto$1500forthethirdviolationofthesame

regulationwithin60days.

BecausetherearesomanybuildingsinAdamsMorganthatarerequiredtocontractwithprivate

haulers,itsalargetasktoaccountforallcompaniesworkinginAdamsMorgan.Wedoknow

thereareatleast11companiescollectingfromrestaurantsandbusinessesontheEastsideof

18thStreet,alongwith4differentgreasecollectors.Ofthe11,only6areonthelistof

commercialhaulersregisteredwithDPW.Theconsequenceofhavingsomanydifferent

companiesservingonestreetisincreasedtrafficinthealleyways,andincreasedfueluseby

thosehaulers.

Legalrequirementsforcommercialwastedisposalandrecyclingcanbefoundhere,alongwitha

listofauthorizedhaulers:http://dpw.dc.gov/service/commercial-recycling

StreetRecyclingCansAspartofthestreetscaperenovation,newrecyclingbinswereinstalledallalong18 thStreet,

finallybringingpublicrecyclingtoAdamsMorgan!TheAdamsMorganPartnershipsCleanTeam

workstocollectrecyclingfromstreetcans.CleaningservicesareprovidedbyReady,Willingand

Working,awork-readinessprogramoftheCapitolHillBID.


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Groceries(local,sustainable,organiclist)

PleasantPops1781FloridaAveNW202/558-5224 Yes!OrganicMarket,1825ColumbiaRoad,NW

Restaurants(local,sustainable,organiclist)

CashionsEatPlace1819ColumbiaRoad,NW202/797-1819 PleasantPops1781FloridaAveNW202/558-5224 OrganicNorthSeaThaiRestaurant247918thStreet,NW202/332-7628

Groceries(conventional)

7-Eleven1900WyomingAvenue,NW 7-Eleven1755ColumbiaRoad,NW HarrisTeeter1631KaloramaRoad,NW Safeway1747ColumbiaRoad,NW ArgonneMarket1629ColumbiaRoadNW HomeFood221618thStreet,NW Mr.TGroceryStore(akaTs)1795LanierPlace,NW SantaAnnaGrocery1664ColumbiaRoad,NW MetroKSupermarket1864ColumbiaRoad,NW

NATURE

Goals:

IncreasetheacreageofwetlandsalongtheAnacostiaandPotomacRiversby50%. Cover40%oftheDistrictwithahealthytreecanopy. Provideparklandornaturalspacewithina10-minutewalkofallresidents.

CaseyTreesprovidedasatelliteviewofchangesinthetreecanopyovertime;atreecanopy

analysisidentifyingtotalcoverageandopportunitieswhereadditionaltreescouldbeadded;

and,anadditionalover-headviewofthespecificopportunitiesforaddingtothetreecoverin

schoolsandparks.

Accordingtotheseimages,theavailablespacesforplantingmoretreesaremostlyinAdams

Morgan'sparksandschools.KaloramaParkoffersrealopportunities.Themanypublicspaces

withouttrees-liketheplazasnear18thandColumbiaRoad-areanother.

Otheropportunitiesarespreadthroughoutresidentialareas,inthesmallyardsthroughoutthe

neighborhood.

CaseyTreeshasofferedtoplanttreeswhereverthecommunityrequestedthem.Theysaidthey

oftenworkwithneighborhoodgroupstoplanttreesandthengetpermissionfromtheDC

governmentgroupstodoso.Thetreecoverimageshavebeenaddedtothisdocumentasan

appendix.


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H.D. Cooke

Elementary

School

Education

Strengthens

Families PCS (ESF)

Marie Reed

Elementary

School

Oyster-Adams

Bilingual

School (Adams)

ANC 1C

Schools and Parks

Legend

ANC 1C (318.6 ac)

Schools (5.5 ac)

Parks (63.3 ac)

Plantable Space (29 ac)1,000

Feet

300

Meters

N

Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees

Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL

Created March 2013

Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac

Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac

Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac


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ANC 1C Land Cover

Legend

Tree Canopy

Grass

Bare Earth

Water

Building

Road

Other Pavement1,000

Feet

300

Meters

N

Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees

Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL

Created March 2013

Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac

Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac

Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac


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TRANSPORTATION

Goals:

Increaseuseofpublictransitto50%ofallcommutertrips. Increasebikingandwalkingto25%ofallcommutertrips. Reducecommutertripsmadebycarortaxito25%. Eliminateallunhealthyairqualityindexdays,includingunhealthyforsensitive

groups.

AdamsMorganiswellservedbypublictransportation,with13WashingtonMetropolitanArea

TransitAuthoritybusroutes,oneDCCirculatorroute,and4metrostopswithinwalking

distance.Inaddition,bikesharingandcarsharinghavebecomepopular.Thereare6Capital

Bikesharestationsintheneighborhoodwith90bikes.Therearealso29Zipcarswithpermanent

parkingspotsthroughouttheneighborhood.Car2Go,theotherlocalcarsharingservice,is

popularinthearea,buttheircarsdonothaveanypermanentlocation.WashingtonArea

BicyclistAssociationandCityBikesarealsogreatbikingresourcesintheneighborhood.

CapitalBikeshareLocations


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ZipcarLocations

HEALTH

Goals:

Cutthecitywideobesityrateby50%

RequireallnewhousingprojectsintheDistricttomeetHealthybyDesignstandards.

Lead-freeWaterDCWatergenerallytestssingle-familyhomes(SFHs)withleadservicepipeseverymonth.They

dropoffatestkit,withinstructionsfortheresidents,andDCWaterpicksthemupandteststhe

samples.ThecustomersinSFHscollecttheirwaterfirstthinginthemorning,afterthewaterhas


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beensittingsixhours.Actionlevelforleadindrinkingwaterisover15ppblead.Largebuildings

-apartmentbuildingsandsomecondos-generallydonotuseleadpipessoleadisnota

problem.Theselargebuildingsusuallyhavecopperpipes.Butifacommercialbuildingsowner

wouldliketo,he/she/theymaytestonceperyear.Therequirementthatthewaterbestillfor

sixhoursmakesthetestdifficultforlargebuildingswithmanyresidents.ForthoseSFHsthatdo

testhighforlead,DCWaterwillcometotheresidencetodomoreintensetestinginorderto

identifythesourceofthelead.

Bywayofbackground,intheearly2000s,WASA(thenameofDCWaterinthosedays)changed

thedisinfectantfromchlorinetochloramineintheirwatertesting,causingleadfrompipesto

begintoleachintothewaterindangerouslyhighlevelsinthousandsofDChouseholds.In2004,

chloraminewasdiscontinuedasadisinfectant.AccordingtoDCWater:

In2004,theWashingtonAqueductbeganaddingorthophosphateforcorrosioncontrol

treatmentandtoreduceleadreleaseinwater.Orthophosphateisatasteless,odorless,

food-gradeadditiveusedtopreventpipecorrosioninthedistributionsystemandin

householdplumbing.Itworksbyformingaprotectivecoatinginsidepipesandplumbing

fixtures,thatreducestheamountofleadreleasedinwater.Theadditionof

orthophosphatehasbeeneffectiveinreducingleadlevelsinDistricthouseholdswith

leadservicepipesandotherhouseholdleadsources.

AtCongressionalhearingsin2010concernswereraisedabout9,100residencesintheDistrict.

Alsoin2010,theCenterforDiseaseControlreportedthat15,000homesintheDCareamight

stillhavewatersupplieswithdangerouslevelsoflead.SeveralofthesehomeswereinAdams

Morgan.DCWaterencourageseveryonewithleadservicelinestotestandtousefilters.

Drinkingwaterislead-freepriortoenteringindividualpipes.

AccesstoParkSpaceWeplantoconductananalysistoseeifthereisparkspacewithina5minutewalkfromall

homesinAdamsMorgan.