The Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area is safe for recreation, DC Water said on March 2, after over five weeks of impaired water quality warnings following the Jan. 19 spill of over 200 ...

Nearly two months after the Potomac Interceptor broke, sending hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage tumbling into the Potomac River, DC Water says repairs to the underground sewer line are ...

Repairs have been completed after the historic Potomac River sewage spill in Washington, D.C., less than a month after President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration that allowed the Federal ...

D.C. Water has completed the final steps necessary to return flow to the Potomac Interceptor. D.C. Water spokesperson Sherri Lewis said the water flow was restored after a series of tests were carried ...

A massive sewage spill that sent more than 200 million gallons of raw wastewater into the Potomac River is still rippling through the region's seafood industry, even as officials say water quality is ...

D.C. health officials will test the water quality of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers daily, after a recreational advisory for the Potomac triggered by January’s historic sewage spill was lifted this ...

Contamination levels in the waterway have declined, but health advisories remain in place for boaters downstream. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Contamination in the Potomac River from a ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — DC Water officials say they have started the remediation process after a Jan. 19 pipeline collapse sent more than 240 million gallons of sewer water into the Potomac River. The ...

Heavy rain along the Potomac River, with Rosslyn in the background (staff photo by Jay Westcott) A coalition of D.C.-area representatives is seeking more funding for infrastructure upgrades as ...

Washington is full of crap. But don’t blame me. I am the Potomac Interceptor. And I’ve seen what they’ve been writing about me (yes, I can read): that I “failed” on Jan. 19. That’s when a ...