Am I missing something?

WSJ.Com snippet
"Cities once melted the snow by dumping it in rivers, but the accumulated salt and chemicals fouled the water. So for the most part, cities engage in low-tech, time-consuming efforts to shovel the snow into trucks and cart it to vacant lots."

Soo.. for all the snow and "stuff" which is left on the streets, where does that "go" when the snow melts? 

Last time I looked, storm drains drain into rivers and streams.... So why not just dump the snow into the Potomac River and call it good. 

It is going to end up there anyway....  Some one in DC needs to go back to snorting coke!

Photo From Rhonda Lawrence

The "Drive" shoveled

Somebody had to do it...

It has been a while since I have done something like this as well... Having all the right tools REALLY helps!

Seriously

If you don't need to be out and about, don't, OV is pretty darn slick and that is coming from a Michigan Boy!   We already had one genius hit a pole

Statement as of 4:34 AM EST on January 30, 2010

... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 1 am EST Sunday...

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 1 am EST Sunday.

Low pressure over the Gulf Coast states will track northeast
this morning... and will intensify as it rides northeast along the
Carolina coast this afternoon... bringing a significant winter storm
to the warning area.

Snow will continue to overspread the region this morning... and
will become heavy at times during the in the mid-morning hours
Saturday. The snow is expected to mix with sleet... and possibly
freezing rain at times by later this morning... especially over
northeast North Carolina along and south of a line from Jackson to
Currituck.

Total snowfall accumulations will average 8 to 14 inches of snow
across far southern Virginia and northeast North Carolina... with
the highest totals along and west of a line from Emporia to
Wakefield and Williamsburg. Lesser snow totals on the order of 4
to 8 inches are expected towards the Albemarle Sound. Snowfall
accumulations across the Tidewater area of Virginia will average
between 6 and 10 inches of snow.

Continue to monitor the latest forecasts and statements regarding
this developing weather situation.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... a Winter Storm Warning is
issued when severe winter weather is expected to occur. Heavy
snow and/or sleet and ice are forecast to accumulate in the
affected areas causing hazardous driving conditions. Those with
travel plans in the warning area are advised to choose an
alternate Route... or should use extreme caution if travel is
unavoidable.

From January 2010 Winter Storm