The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Program and The DC Department of Health (DOH) Rodent and Vector Control Division will host a live Web chat to discuss how residents can control the District’s rodent population through proper sanitation practices on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at noon.

Among their numerous services, DOH provides a comprehensive rodent control and animal disease prevention program for the District, while DPW is charged with enforcing sanitation violations that can encourage vermin. Renowned Urban Rodentologist Robert Corrigan, who has studied rats and mice in cities around the world for more than 20 years, will be on hand to provide expert advice on vermin control.

To participate in the session once it has begun, place dpw.dc.gov/livechat into the search browser or visit www.dpw.dc.gov and select the “Live Chat” icon up at the top of DPW’s homepage. 

WHAT:       Live, One-Hour Chat to Discuss how Sanitation Impacts Rodent Control with DPW Director William O. Howland, Jr., and Urban Rodentologist Robert Corrigan

WHEN:       Thursday, May 28, 2015, 12:00pm-1:00pm

WHERE:    dpw.dc.gov/livechat