Raw sewage pouring into the Potomac River in Maryland has left parts of the waterway contaminated with E. coli bacteria at ...
Tests of water samples from the Potomac River are reporting dangerously high levels of E. coli following a rupture in a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., polluting it ahead of a major ...
The Potomac River was found to have dangerously high levels of E. coli bacteria when water sample tests were conducted ...
After a spill from a massive sewage pipe in the Potomac River, testing revealed dangerously high E. coli levels extending ...
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E.coli Spikes 12,000x Safe Limit in Potomac Spill

Potomac Riverkeeper Network released testing results January 26, 2026, in Washington, DC, revealing severe E.coli ...
D.C. Water is working to contain and repair a collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor, which caused millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill into the Potomac River and C&O Canal.
D.C. Water crews have installed high-powered pumps in Maryland in an effort to divert sewage after part of a major pipeline ...
While crews raced to stop millions of gallons of sewage from spilling into the Potomac River, one Maryland man showed up with ...
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Sewage Spill Triggers Potomac River Emergency Closure

Emergency closures have been imposed on portions of the Potomac River due to a recent sewage spill, affecting waters in ...
About 40 million gallons of untreated sewage a day has spilled into the river since a pipeline ruptured in Montgomery County, ...