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What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill
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What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill

The Hill · Feb 16, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Nearly a month after a wastewater spill into the Potomac River began, recovery efforts are ongoing. The spillage, which resulted from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsing last month, resulted in an overflow of roughly 243 million gallons of wastewater as of Feb. 6, according to DC Water. Although public health officials...


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