More than Just a Building
These buildings that you see along the Potomac are more than just buildings-they are odor control facilities. These facilities draw odorous air from the Potomac Interceptor, pass the air through a media-filled vessel to remove the majority of odors, and discharge the treated air to the atmosphere.
In Northwest, DC, at Canal Road and Reservoir Road
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On Clara Barton Parkway in Bethesda, Maryland, adjacent to the Little Falls Pumping Station
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On Clara Barton Parkway in Cabin John, Maryland, east of I-495
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On MacArthur Boulevard in Potomac, Maryland, adjacent to the Old Angler's Inn
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In the Great Falls area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Within Algonkian Regional Park in Loudoun County, Virginia
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