Dear residents, please be advised of the following information:

The Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin issuing warning notices
August 4, for photographing vehicles illegally parked in the curb lane
during street sweeping hours by the city's new technology dubbed
"Sweepercam." DPW will issue warning notices through Friday, October 10,
2008, before issuing tickets, beginning October 14, 2008.

Street sweepers equipped with cameras will improve the city's ability to
clean streets by reducing the number of parked cars blocking cleaning
routes, DPW officials say.

"Today, there are so many vehicles parked along the residential and
commercial street sweeping routes that our sweepers are unable to do the
job District residents expect," said DPW Director William O. Howland,
Jr. He noted that for every vehicle parked illegally along a sweeper
route, three parking spaces are kept from being cleaned by the sweeper.

DPW officials stressed that the primary goal of "Sweepercam" is to
change behavior among motorists who block the street-sweeper routes.
"Our hope is that by issuing warning notices during the first 45 days of
implementation there will be a reduction in the number of violations,"
Howland said.

A recent pollutant study (C.C. Johnson & Malhotra 2007), which measured
the amounts of various pollutants DPW sweepers clear from District
streets, found that along a 10-mile route they remove 100 pounds of oil
and grease, on average.

"These are significant findings," Howland said. "So when the sweepers
are not removing these pollutants, the next rain sweeps them, along with
trash and other debris, into the sewers for a one-way ticket to the
Anacostia River."

The cameras will photograph vehicles parked in the curb lane. The
information is captured and recorded digitally and transferred via
wireless communication to be validated and processed for ticket
issuance. DPW estimates that it will take as little as two business
days to a maximum of seven business days to mail a citation.
Out-of-state vehicle owners may take longer to receive their warning
notices and tickets.

Nancee Lyons

Public Affairs Specialist

DC Department of Public Works

2000 14th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 671-2637, 671-0642 (fax)

www.dpw.dc.gov

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NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LINDA
GRANT

Friday, August 1, 2008
202.671.2375/desk

202.497.1080/cell

Linda.grant@dc.gov

NANCEE LYONS

202.671-2637/desk

202.369.6808/cell

Nancee.lyons@dc.gov

DPW OPENS FT. TOTTEN TRANSFER STATION FOR

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE/E-CYCLING/DOCUMENT SHREDDING

SITE SAT., AUG. 2

(Washington, DC) The Department of Public Works will open its second
permanent household hazardous waste/e-cycling drop-off and document
shredding site Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the Ft. Totten Trash
Transfer Station, 4900 Bates Road, NE. The site will be open every
Saturday, except holidays, between 8 am and 3 pm to receive District
residents' toxic household materials and old electronic items.

District residents may bring up to five, medium-size boxes (no larger
than the standard District recycling bin, which is approximately 20" x
14" x 14") of personal documents to be shredded. Only paper (staples,
paper and binder clips on the paper are okay) and credit cards will be
accepted. No business or commercial material will be accepted.

The District is the first Washington area jurisdiction to offer weekly
free document shredding for residents.

In May, DPW opened its first household hazardous
waste/e-cycling/document shredding site at the Benning Road Trash
Transfer Station, 3200 Benning Road, NE. It also is open every
Saturday, except holidays, from 8 am to 3 pm.

Acceptable items include pesticides, oil-based paint, drain opener,
antifreeze, cleansers, asbestos tile, aerosols, petroleum products,
batteries, solvents, wood preservatives, used motor and boat oil,
mercury thermometers, television and video equipment, cell phones,
computers and components.

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Linda Grant

Public Information Officer

DC Department of Public Works

2000 14th Street, NW, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20009

202/671-2375/desk

202/497-1080/cell

202/671-0642/fax

www.dpw.dc.gov

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