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Potomac in Washington Closed to Traffic After Attack Potomac Basin Vol. 57, No. 5 Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Sept./Oct. 2001 Lt. R. E. Bowman, USCG The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Albacore and a patrol boat near Fort McNair on the Washington waterfront. Potomac in Washington Closed to Traffic After Attack ours after the September 11 attack Harbor Branch, which also is patrolling the H on the World Trade Center and the area. Pentagon, The Potomac River in The river was reopened, with restrictions, Washington, D.C., was closed by the U.S. on September 16. Movement within the Coast Guard. Movement of vessels on the security zone was allowed from 5:30 a.m. to river from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to 7 p.m., with all vessels subject to boarding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Georgetown, and inspection. Representatives of the and on the Anacostia River from its mouth Coast Guard and the police noted that to the U.S. Route 50 Bridge was halted. A boaters were generally happy with the Coast Guard cutter was quickly dispatched operation, with few complaints about the to Washington to secure the river. inspections. “People have been nice, and For the next six days, vessels within understand the importance of the job we the security zone were allowed to move are doing,” noted Coast Guard Lt. Russ only with prior approval of the Coast Bowman. Guard, and then only to leave the area On September 25, the Coast Guard lifted permanently. The normally busy river was the Potomac security zone, but noted that eerily quiet, as the capital’s many touring they would continue with an increased passenger vessels and pleasure boats presence in the area. Naval Protection remained tied to docks. Compliance of Zones were established, which require boat both commercial and pleasure vessels traffic to operate at minimum speed within with the closure has been very high, 500 yards of a Navy vessel, and to keep at according to the Coast Guard and the least 100 yards away from those vessels District’s Metropolitan Police Department unless directed to do otherwise by an 93500.pmd 1 10/31/2001, 8:55 AM official patrol. This rule currently remains in effect. People may notice that various Coast Our mission is to Guard cutters may be present or absent in enhance, protect and the area because Coast Guard assets are shuttled in and out of the metropolitan conserve the water Potomac. “We retain a strong presence on and associated land the river,” Bowman said. The Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Branch also is resources of the continuing with increased presence on the water, and have assisted in inspections. Potomac River and its Other federal police agencies in the area tributaries through are working together to keep the area secure. regional and interstate Additionally, the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cooperation. authorized the temporary establishment of restricted areas in and around all military assets adjacent to the navigable waters in the region (Maryland, central Pennsylvania, ICPRB and the District of Columbia). The restricted COMMISSIONERS areas extend 100 meters into navigable waterways, including the Potomac. No vessels or persons may enter these areas. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Theodore J. An exception is the Quantico Marine Base Gordon, Hamid Karimi, Alternate; Philip on the tidal Potomac, which has established W. Ogilvie*, James H. Hannaham, a 500-meter restricted area. Alternate; Lloyd Preslar, Anne D. The regulations do not apply to Snodgrass, Alternate. commercial or recreational traffic within designated channels or fairways. MARYLAND: James H. Gilford*, Minny Commercial fishing activities are allowed to Pohlmann, Alternate; Gov. Parris N. continue in designated areas after positive Glendening, Robert M. Summers, identification has been established. The Alternate; George H. Shoemaker, John regulations are in effect during declared Parran Bowling, Alternate. threat conditions. If the prohibited zones seem to be PENNSYLVANIA: Irene B. Brooks*, getting complex, Lt. Bowman recommends John C. Booser, Alternate; William I. that boaters simply “obey directions given Plank, Roger C. Steele, Alternate. by Coast Guard or police vessels.” The Coast Guard, for obvious reasons, is VIRGINIA: Gloria Taylor Fisher*, Warren not sharing information about its strength on D. Fairchild, Alternate; Del. Robert G. the river, including the numbers and types Marshall, Del. Marian Van Landingham, of boats present. In fact, the numbers on the Alternate; Dennis H. Treacy, Michael D. hulls of some boats have been painted over Clower, Alternate. to discourage their identification. The maintenance of security on the river, while WEST VIRGINIA: Michael O. Callaghan, not a new role, has in the past been aimed William D. Brannon, Alternate; Del. more at promoting public safety on the Harold K. Michael, Larry Smith, water, rather than patrolling to prevent harm. Alternate; F. Scott Rotruck*, Phyllis M. “This is a different stance for us,” Bowman Cole, Alternate. said. “We normally aren’t trying to limit public knowledge of our activities. Usually UNITED STATES: Jean R. Packard,* we are trying to get the word out about our Stella Koch, Alternate; Daniel J. Weiss; mission.” Yeni Wong The closure of the river created hardship for several companies that run boat tours on *Executive Committee Member the Potomac in and around Washington. The Potomac Riverboat Company, like The ICPRB Officers: others in the area, was shut down for a time James H. Gilford, Chairman after the attack, in what is traditionally the Irene B. Brooks, Vice Chairman busiest time of the year. Even after Joseph K. Hoffman, Executive Director restrictions on boat travel were loosened, Robert L. Bolle, General Counsel the closure of Reagan National Airport and the absence of tourism hurt business for some of those who rely on the river for Commissioners and their alternates are customers. appointed by the state’s governors, the Potomac Riverboat Company owner mayor of the District of Columbia, and the Willem Polak noted that his business President of the United States. remains a shadow of the norm. His boats, 93500.pmd 2 11/2/2001, 12:33 PM ported in Alexandria, Va., quit taking trips to District of Columbia, and bookings for future Mount Vernon due to the boarding and trips remain very low. “We would typically searches required when a boat leaves the be sold out for Christmas parties,” he said, metropolitan area. “I couldn’t keep on a “but our bookings are down by more than schedule,” Polack said. He described the 50 percent.” Coast Guard personnel on the water as Other types of river related businesses very polite, and is working with the agency have been more fortunate. Ken Penrod, to try and streamline the process, perhaps who runs Life Outdoors Unlimited, a fishing through searches at the dock rather than on and hunting guide company that the water. The company has been reduced specializes in the metropolitan Potomac, to running weekend trips entirely in the shut down his operations for the week after Maintaining a Focus Joseph K. Hoffman, Executive Director The tragic events of September 11 are protect their pipes, including locking fresh in our minds, and our hearts reach doors, setting up surveillance cameras, out to so many with feelings of sympathy and installing alarms to assure the and gratitude. Yet, we must continue with integrity of the distribution systems. our lives and pursuits, changed as they As noted above, we must carry on with may be. The attacks and subsequent our lives, including the enjoyment of our events have resulted in some reassessments leisure hours on this marvelous Potomac. of what governments will be able to fund We must continue to seek improvements and how to carry out the business of in the water and related land resources governing. This includes aspects of water this basin offers to us all. The challenge resources. As noted in the lead article of can be met even in a period when our this Reporter, the Potomac is certainly part fiscal resources are strained by the of the evaluation. priorities of seeking out terrorists and Experts say threats to public water providing for homeland security. It may supplies remain largely remote. take a few years longer than planned, but Widespread health problems by terrorist we can provide resources to ensure contamination of a public water supply is cleaner water. We can continue to work highly unlikely, given the volume of water with the various communities to reduce and the dilution factors involved. Poisoning sediment transport to our streams and the rivers and reservoirs that serve cities other efforts to improve quality of our would require truckloads of chemicals or waterways. biological agents and would be easy to There is talk of stimuli being infused spot, according to experts. Measures to into our shaken, but not broken economy. safeguard water supplies have emerged An ideal way of continuing vital across the nation at varying levels of environmental improvements while government. Suppliers would detect the providing this stimulus is construction to contamination and simply draw their water expand and improve our water and waste from a different source. The treatment water treatment facilities. In the Potomac, process itself is designed to remove as well as the Chesapeake Bay region, contaminants that are naturally occurring biological nutrient removal at treatment or enter the water as a result of human facilities is a proven technique of reducing activity in the watershed and would work harmful nitrogen loadings in the waters. well on most agents intentionally introduced. Implementation of a vast array of best Suppliers throughout the Potomac River management practices at farms, livestock Basin, including those that provide water production sites and construction sites will to the Metropolitan Washington area, have prevent deterioration of our waterways.
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