“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against Fort Myer Construction Company , one of the region’s largest road paving and infrastructure construction companies, forin violation of the Water Pollution Control Act .
“For years, Fort Myer Construction threatened District residents’ health and safety by polluting our waterways in blatant violation of environmental laws,” said Attorney General Schwalb. “The company ignored repeated orders from DC agencies to clean up its facility and obtain proper permits, choosing instead to put its profits over the protection of DC’s critical natural resources.
As early as 2015, Fort Myer began allowing petroleum-contaminated runoff from its Ward 5 storage and maintenance yard to discharge into the District’s stormwater sewer, polluting waterways including the Springhouse Run stream that flows through the National Arboretum into the Anacostia River. Over the next 8 years, the District’s Department of Energy and the Environment conducted multiple inspections of Fort Meyer’s facility.
This matter is being handled by David Hoffmann, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Lauren Cullum, Special Assistant Attorney General.OAG has a proven track record of protecting District residents from environmental harms and is dedicated to doing all it can to protect the Earth and the District in the short and long term by holding polluters accountable, fighting climate change, and standing up for communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by environmental contamination.
Over the past 10 years, OAG has secured nearly $120 million to promote environmental justice in the District— nearly half of which has been secured since January 2023 when AG Schwalb’s administration began, including aA captivating blend of musical traditions, featuring a rich tapestry of American and African folk songs alongside timeless classics from the Italian tenor repertoire.