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February 11, 2026

Massive Potomac River sewage leak will take weeks longer to fix, water company says

  • A pipe collapse in January has sent sewage into the river northwest of Washington, D.C.
    • By GARY FIELDS
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Cliff Owen [enlarge]
    Potomac River Keeper Dean Naujoks (right) and volunteer water quality River Keeper Evan Quinter carry coolers containing river water samples to check for E. Coli, after a massive pipe rupture sent sewage spilling into the Potomac in January.

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Repairs on a pipe rupture that has sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., will take weeks more to repair because of an unexpected blockage, according to the local water authority.


     
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