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\nDuring the building of the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., engineers faced major flooding risks, especially from underground water that could have damaged the nearby Washington Monument. To protect the...\nDuring the building of the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., engineers faced major flooding risks, especially from underground water that could have damaged the nearby Washington Monument. To protect the museum and the city, they used smart design solutions and are now building a huge system of tunnels to collect and treat stormwater and sewage before it reaches the rivers. These efforts are part of a big plan to reduce flooding and pollution so that rivers like the Potomac and Anacostia will be clean enough to swim and fish in again by 2030.\n
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