D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has announced that the Residences at Kenilworth Park, LLC will pay $200,000 and permanently protect wetlands on its Ward 7 property to settle allegations of serious environmental violations during construction of its assisted living apartment complex.

The District accused the developer of illegally draining neighboring wetlands, installing hundreds of unauthorized groundwater extraction wells, and discharging pollutants into the Anacostia River. According to Schwalb, the settlement also requires the company to record a conservation easement to permanently protect the remaining wetlands.

“We will not allow developers to flout District laws and regulations designed to protect our natural resources, nor will we permit them to roll back the hard-won prog

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