The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks, ...

A Virginia boater is suing DC Water, saying its negligence led to a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River. The class ...

Land and boat owners filed a lawsuit against D.C. Water after more than 200 million gallons of sewage spilled in the Potomac ...

Even after some of the recreational water advisories affecting Virginians were lifted, a new testing report from the Potomac ...

While raw sewage and wastewater continue to be diverted through the C&O Canal since the January sewage spill, tests show dangerously high levels of E. coli in a nearby creek that feeds into the ...

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network says sewage carrying dangerous levels of E. coli is leaking from the C&O Canal bypass system.

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) released findings March 9, 2026, indicating potential ongoing leakage of ...

Nearly two months after a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, some environmental advocates worry sewage is still contaminating the river.

A new report has documented ongoing fecal contamination in an unnamed tributary of the Potomac River as it passes through a culvert beneath the C&O Canal.

D.C. region leaders said the cost of repairing the massive Potomac Interceptor sewer line break continues to rise, and new testing could soon reveal the full impact of the January spill.

A Virginia boater is suing a Washington, D.C. water utility for the massive Potomac River sewage spill as concerns over pollution and public safety continue.

WASHINGTON — DC Water says work is nearly complete to reinforce a downstream section of the damaged Potomac Interceptor. The ...