Officials said during a town hall in Southeast D.C. that bacteria levels are dropping to the point that people will be allowed back onto the river for recreational…
Read more DC Water officials say section of Potomac River expected to reopen soon after spill – WTOP NewsD.C. officials said they’re getting a clearer picture of how much federal help will be available as crews continue repairing the collapsed Potomac Interceptor. This page contains a…
Read more DC provides clearer picture of limited federal help for Potomac Interceptor repair – WTOP NewsWith one of the Potomac River’s drinking water intakes shut down after last month’s massive sewage spill, concerns are growing about how vulnerable the region is without a…
Read more DC Del. Norton presses leader of Army Corps on search for backup water source – WTOP NewsD.C. Water said repairs to the collapsed Potomac Interceptor are still moving forward, with help now from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Work to repair the collapsed…
Read more DC Water says Potomac Interceptor repairs are progressing as Army Corps bolsters site protection – WTOP NewsA Virginia lawmaker is urging the state’s health department to take concrete steps to address the potential health risks linked to the sewage spilling into the Potomac River.…
Read more ‘This one will trickle down’: Va. lawmaker pushes for water testing in Potomac River sewage spill – WTOP NewsThe cost of cleaning up and making repairs after a sewer line failure sent hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River will total around…
Read more Who foots the $20M bill of the Potomac River sewage cleanup, repairs? – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser indicated she’s working to not only mitigate the impact of a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, but to protect District residents from…
Read more DC mayor on request for federal assistance with sewer line repairs: ‘We’re different’ – WTOP NewsMayor Muriel Bowser has issued a request for federal support and is seeking reimbursement for costs to D.C. and its agencies dealing with a ruptured pipe that has…
Read more DC mayor declares public emergency, requests federal support in Potomac River sewage leak – WTOP NewsLater this week, DC Water expects to begin excavating near the collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line to assess the damage to the pipe and remove…
Read more DC Water looks toward long-term cleanup of C&O Canal, Potomac River – WTOP NewsIn the month since a major section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsed near the Clara Barton Parkway, spilling hundreds of millions of untreated into the Potomac…
Read more Watch: See what’s keeping sewage spill away from the Potomac River – WTOP NewsD.C. Water boosts pumping power and activates a third flume at the Potomac sewer break, but warns overflow risk remains until a rock dam is removed. D.C. Water…
Read more Progress at Potomac sewer collapse but overflow risk remains, DC Water says – WTOP NewsThree weeks after a 72-inch sewage pipe burst along the Clara Barton Parkway, the Virginia Department of Health issued a recreational water advisory Friday telling residents to avoid…
Read more Virginia health officials warn to avoid contact with Potomac River due to sewage spill – WTOP NewsQuestions are being raised about whether D.C. is downplaying the health risks and ongoing environmental damage caused by a sewage pipe that ruptured, sending millions of gallons of…
Read more Massive sewage spill into Potomac River: What’s in the water, what are the risks rise as ice melts? – WTOP NewsDC Water CEO David Gaddis resolved to do everything possible to reclaim the Potomac River after last month’s disastrous sewer pipe break, he said in an open letter…
Read more DC Water CEO addresses community in wake of massive sewage spill – WTOP NewsIt’s going to take at least another four weeks to repair a large sewer pipe that collapsed last month, spilling wastewater into the Potomac River. A recently placed…
Read more DC Water says it will take longer to repair broken sewer pipe in Potomac River spill – WTOP NewsD.C. Water said major progress has been made in its efforts to contain a sewer overflow that began after a section of the Potomac Interceptor collapsed along Clara…
Read more Bypass brings DC Water close to containing C&O Canal sewer overflow – WTOP NewsA section of a sewer line collapsed late Monday, overflowing into the C&O Canal Park. A major sewage spill could have some effect for commuters using the Clara…
Read more Sewer line collapse triggers wastewater spill into C&O Canal near Clara Barton Parkway – WTOP NewsD.C. Water is making progress with an initiative that aims to clean up the District’s waterways — the Potomac River tunnel project. This page contains a video which…
Read more DC Water takes big step forward in Potomac River Tunnel project – WTOP NewsDC Water has announced a second source and outlined plans to make the region’s water supply more resilient. Nine years after WTOP reported D.C. only has a one…
Read more DC Water announces second source of drinking water after vulnerable Potomac River – WTOP NewsThe Washington Aqueduct can now add copper sulfate to its water treatment process to prevent future problems when algae in the Potomac River threatens the main water source…
Read more Washington Aqueduct gets OK to add antialgae chemical to protect drinking water supply – WTOP News
