 You don't put your meat and poultry in the same bag as your produce. And always wash fruits and vegetables before eating. Dick Iuliano, WTOP News. Well, it turns out the third time was not the charm for the Anacostia River Splash. D.C. residents were going to get a chance to legally swim in the river on Saturday for the first time in more than 50 years. But water quality samples taken Friday came back showing there were unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria for swimmers.