Mayor Anthony Williams, SURVIVOR Winners Ethan and Jenna, and Local Sports Celebrities Participate in Koch Industries-Sponsored DC Earth Day Event

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An Estimated 75 Tons of Trash Expected to Be Collected During "Capital River Relief"

WHO:        Mayor Anthony Williams
            Ethan Zohn - Survivor: Africa winner
            Jenna Morasca - Survivor: The Amazon winner
            Bryan Namoff - DC United soccer player(a)
            Josh Gros - DC United soccer player(a)
            Chad Pregracke - Environmental entrepreneur and Founder of
                Living Lands & Waters
            Doug Siglin - Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 
                Anacostia River Initiative
            Earth Day Clean Up Volunteers - Potomac Conservancy 
                members and Timberland employees

WHAT:       Earth Day event surrounding Capital River Relief, an 
            unprecedented cleanup of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers 
            involving thousands of volunteers, and local and national 
            conservation groups.

            The backdrop for the event will be the 140-foot barge 
            piled with trash collected from the Potomac and Anacostia 
            rivers. As of April 20, Chad, his crew and volunteers have
            collected 40 tons of trash including:  2,950 bags of 
            trash, 746 tires, 25 fifty-five gallon barrels, 12 
            shopping carts, seven refrigerators, six messages in 
            bottles, three water heaters and one mannequin hand.

            Refreshments will be served.

WHEN:       Thursday, April 22, 2004
            1:00 p.m.

WHERE:      Washington Channel - Pier 4, 6th and Water Streets, SW 
            (directions below)

About Capital River Relief

The Capital River Relief project, themed "Team Up to Clean Up," is a partnership of environmental groups, community and government organizations, businesses and individuals joining together to improve the Potomac and Anacostia rivers and watersheds. The project is led by nationally recognized environmental entrepreneur Chad Pregracke, Founder of Living Lands & Waters; Doug Siglin, Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Anacostia River Initiative; and founding sponsor, Koch Industries, Inc. The clean up started on April 1st and will conclude on April 24th.

About Koch Industries, Inc.

Koch Industries, Inc., based in Wichita, Kansas, owns a diverse group of companies that are engaged in trading, investment and operations around the world. More information is available at www.kochind.com.

Partners

Alexandria Seaport Foundation, Alice Ferguson Foundation, American Waterways Operators, Anacostia Watershed Society, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Earth Conservation Corps, Living Lands & Waters, Potomac Conservancy, and Potomac Riverkeeper.

Sponsors

Koch Industries, Inc. (founding sponsor); Alcoa; American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; American Waterways Operators; Anacostia River Business Coalition; Arnold & Porter LLP; Blank Rome; Cargill; Caterpillar; Grafik Marketing Communications; Hotel Helix; Hunton & Williams; Lafarge North America, Inc.; McDonough Marine Service Corp.; Mimi's American Bistro; Moran Towing Corporation; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; National Park Service; O'Doul's; Pepco; Potomac Constructors; South Capitol Street Heliport; Spirit Cruises; Steuart Investment; US Army Corps of Engineers; Whole Foods Market; and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project (Virginia and Maryland Departments of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration).

DIRECTIONS

Parking

-- Car and bus parking are available just steps away from the dock. Parking charges may apply.

Metro

-- Waterfront Green Line Metro

-- Walk West down M Street towards the water

-- Turn left on 6th Street, walk one block

-- Turn left on Water Street

-- Go to Pier 4. Follow signs for Capital River Relief

From Rockville/Gaithersburg Maryland Area

-- Take 270 South to 495 Northern Virginia

-- Take George Washington Parkway to 395 South

-- Go over 14th Street Bridge Staying on 395

-- Take the Maine Avenue Exit cross over Maine Avenue

-- Turn left onto Water Street

-- Go to Pier 4. Follow signs for Capital River Relief

From Downtown Washington, D.C.

-- Go south on 7th Street until it dead-ends at the waterfront

-- Turn Left on Water Street and go down 1-1/2 blocks

-- Go to Pier 4. Follow signs for Capital River Relief

From Rt. 66 East

-- Take 66 East to Route 110 (first exit past Key Bridge) to 395 North over the 14th Street Bridge

-- Take the Maine Avenue Exit cross over Maine Avenue

-- Turn left onto Water Street

-- Go to Pier 4. Follow signs for Capital River Relief (a) Subject to change