SCA Survey --Major Problems identified in Northwest Branch--

Northwest Branch watershed - 7
We encourage citizens to visit the sites in person in order to see the damage firsthand. Because the stream changes constantly, it may have features differing from pictures shown on this website.
Mouse over the numbers in the map below, then click it to enlarge the picture.

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216108 (Exposed Pipe) (N39.0219333, W76.9959667)

Site#	Date	Location of Pipe	Type	Diameter (in)	Length (ft)	Purpose	Discharge
216108	4/7/2005	exposed along stream bank	smooth metal	10	220	sewage	no

Long stretch of sewer pipe is highly exposed along a small stream flowing to the NW Branch.
Approximate pipe diameter is 10 inches. Approximate length exposed is 220 feet.

Looking up the small stream

This picture taken from the same point as the above picture, but looking downstream.
One might think this pipe is structurally strong enough because it is a metal pipe. But, see the next picture.

It is cracked !!

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217104 (Exposed Pipe - manhole stack) (N39.0278167, W76.9995833)

This site is the place where Bill Howard of NNWB and his wife found a sewage leak Click here for details. The exposed pipe was buried but the stack is still exposed. I would like WSSC to cover the stack also. The pipe was not buried securely; there is a possibility that the pipe will be exposed again.

Before November 12,2004	After April 7,2005

 

Site#	Date	Location of Pipe	Type	Diameter (in)	Length (ft)	Purpose	Discharge
217104	4/7/2005	exposed manhole	cocnrete+brick	24		sewage	no

Highly exposed manhole stack

The stack has a crack in it. The stream flows from left to right.
It is likely that the lid will be pulled off by stormwater in the near future, spewing sewage downstream or gulping stormwater into the sewer system.

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217105 (Exposed Pipe - manhole stack) (N39.0267167, W76.9987)

Site#	Date	Location of Pipe	Type	Diameter (in)	Length (ft)	Purpose	Discharge
217105	4/7/2005	exposed manhole	concrete+brick	60		sewage	no

Can you see a problem from this stack?

There is a hole in it. Do I have to report this to WSSC?
Let's look inside

Something is weird in it!

This stack is completely silted. I am not sure if this stack is in service or not.
If it is NOT in service, it should be removed from the river bank.
It is apparent that a large amount of river water passed through it to silt it up.

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Special thanks to Clair Garman of the Friends of Sligo Creek for his help in editing this page. He is also a member of the Neighbors of Northwest Branch.