US EditionPotomac River Sewage Spill: VDH Urges Residents to Avoid Contaminated Water
The Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapse released over 240 million gallons of raw sewage, with E. coli levels 10,000 times above EPA limits, and repairs expected to last into late 2026.
- A massive sewage spill has occurred in the Potomac River near Washington D.C., releasing millions of gallons of raw sewage and prompting concerns over public health risks.
- Researchers from the University of Maryland have detected alarmingly high levels of E.coli and other harmful bacteria in the river, thousands of times above safe recreational standards.
- Local authorities have issued strong advisories warning residents and pets to avoid contact with the Potomac River, including recreational activities such as fishing, until the situation is resolved.
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A massive ecological disaster is unfolding as a result of the mismanagement of local Democratic leaders, and especially the governor of Maryland, he writes in a post.
Enraged Trump blasts blue state governor for 'massive ecological disaster'
President Donald Trump Monday tried to blame Maryland's Democratic Gov. Wes Moore for a sewage dump in the Potomac River, hurling an attack at one of his most open critics. Local officials have warned people of the wastewater pipe collapse in the river while Trump tried to claim that Moore couldn't ...
Pootomac: Worst-in-History D.C. Sewage Spill Poisons River.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A sewer pipe collapse has released an estimated 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., impacting a large swath of the waterway.WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment, DC Water, capital residents, and environmental advocates.WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on January 19, near Cabin John, Maryland, with several additional spills in the following weeks, bef…
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