Not So Potent Potables
Ohm, Say Can You See?
State, County and City of Good Repair
We're From the Government, and We're Here to Help
National Capital Improvements
100
Processing the waste water of 2 million customers in The District of Columbia, Montgomery, Prince George's, Loudoin and Fairfax Counties, it literally does dirty work of Congress while reducing water pollution and creating reusable bi-products, now including electricity
What is the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility?
100
This COG Committee just released its Climate and Energy Report.
What is CEEPC?
100
Oh say can you see The Key Bridge is structurally deficient, provides transportation to thousands of pedestrians, cars and bikes alike, and is 90% in this jurisdiction.
What is the District of Columbia?
100
This man has chaired the TPB, MWAQC and COG Board more than any other person.
Who is DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson?
100
This is the amount in billions that the region is set to lose this year if Congress fails to extend the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Is it $1 Billion, $2 Billion or $50 billion?
What is $2 billion?
200
WSSC customers get their water from what two rivers? Hint, if you traveled here from Virginia, you had to cross both!
What are the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers?
200
30% of this large Water Utility’s energy comes from wind power.
What is WSSC?
200
The Green Line, which formerly had two segments end in DC, began a new life in 2001, beginning and ending in this Maryland County.
What is Prince George’s County?
200
This member of the Arlington Board has fought vigorously for the Columbia Pike Street Car and is the only Board member to have been born abroad.
Who is Arlington Boardmember Walter Tejada?
200
The Region’s first Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, called, “The Way” will open in August connecting what two jurisdictions from the Potomac to Potomac Yards.
What are Alexandria and Arlington?
300
COG Sent staff to this location in West Virginia after the chemical spill there suspended drinking water for 1/6 of the state’s population?
What is Charleston, WV or the Elk River?
300
This smaller, nimbler energy delivery system can withstand punches from derechos to hurricanes….that is, if you can find them! Is it microgrids, diesel combustion generators, or large solar arrays?
What are microgrids?
300
This county will be 5 stops closer to the Metro System at noon today. Until then, the Washington Flyer can take you there!
What is Loudoun County?
300
This is the longest serving female COG Board member.
Who is Fairfax County Supervisor Penny Gross?
300
This famous mural, ushering in the unofficial mascot of Silver Spring has been in storage during the building of the Sarbanes Transit Center? Is it "Panda Rush Hour," "Penguin Rush Hour," or "Crab Rush Hour?"
What is "Penguin Rush Hour?"
400
This policy and practice both makes roadways more pleasant and more sustainable, absorbing excess stormwater while beautifying the landscape.
What is Green Streets?
400
Providing the majority of energy to Dominion customers and over a third of the energy to Pepco consumers, it doesn’t take a physicist to figure out this renewable source.
What is nuclear power?
400
Monocacy is the name of a major boulevard, a MARC station and is the eponymous name for a regional beer in this County.
What is Frederick County?
400
He is an energy expert at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, represents COG’s 6th largest and fastest growing jurisdiction and serves as COG’s President
Who is Loudoun County Supervisor Matt Letourneau?
400
DC Water General Manager George Hawkins introduced this financial tool to fund decades…indeed a decade of decades… to fund water infrastructure improvements into the far future.
What are Century Bonds?
500
This fish has slithered its way into the Potomac and Anacostia watersheds and is frequently spotted by COG’s Fisheries team which waded out into our waters this April with the Post’s John Kelly. It is the American Shad, CobraFish or Snakehead.
What is the Snakedhead?
500
This COG adjacent County across the bay water from us now may be home to a natural gas export facility in the coming years.
What is Calvert County, MD?
500
This smallest COG jurisdiction was site to a famous War of 1812 Battle and a regional port…before the Anacostia headed further South.
What is Bladensburg, MD?
500
This member of a county board was named one of the Washington Area's most powerful women in 2013.
Who is Prince George's County Councilwoman Andrea Harrison?
500
Not a structurally deficient bridge, this is the only span in the region which connects DC, Maryland, and Virginia...even if only for a little bit of each!
What is the Wilson Bridge?
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