# D.C.'s Rivers Go Real-Time With Sensor Network

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Published: 2026-06-03T02:57:15+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/waterloop/episode/153930761/
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The rivers of Washington, D.C. are becoming living laboratories for the future of urban water stewardship, with Xylem and the Reservoir Center helping launch a new real-time water quality monitoring network across the Potomac, Anacostia, and Shenandoah rivers. In this episode, guests Nicole Horvath of the Reservoir Center, Trey Sherard of Anacostia Riverkeeper, Olympic rower Aquil Abdullah, and Lynn Coffey of Living Classrooms discuss how technology, recreation, education, and environmental restoration are converging around these waterways. They discuss how Xylem’s monitoring equipment and the public dashboard are providing communities with information on water temperature, bacteria, chloride, turbidity, algae, and more — helping paddlers, anglers, educators, scientists, and residents better understand their local waterways. The episode also examines how nonprofits, watershed groups, and community organizations are partnering with Xylem and the Reservoir Center to expand access to water quality information and create a long-term record of environmental change in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. From rowing on the Potomac to teaching students on Kingman Island, the discussion centers on a powerful idea: healthier rivers depend on informed communities, collaborative partnerships, and better tools to understand the water flowing through our cities. waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for water sustainability.

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