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Sunday, February 08, 2026

t could now take months to repair a broken sewer pipe that pumped millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River about 8 miles from the White House. The damage is worse than initially thought after officials found a massive blockage in the ruptured pipe.

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... DC Water, the local authority that operates the pipe, said Friday that there's a risk of limited overflow of wastewater until repairs are completed.

Approximately 243 million gallons of wastewater has overflowed from the pipe that collapsed on January 19 in Montgomery County, Md., according to a release from DC Water. That translates into 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage. The brunt of this surge happened in the first five days, before interim bypass pumping was activated -- a system that reroutes sewage around the damaged section.

"Analysis of Potomac River flow data indicates that the estimated peak discharge of wastewater, approximately 40 million gallons per day, represents about 2% of the Potomac River's total flow during that period," the statement reads. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-08 02:16 AM | Reply

Maybe, instead of building the self-ingratiating Trump Arch in Washington, DC, Pres Trump should focus more upon upgrading the infrastructure of the area?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-08 02:20 AM | Reply

"upgrading the infrastructure of the area"

Washington, D.C. is full of black people.
Trump does not want to upgrade their infrastructure.
Trump wants them to go back to being infrastructure.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-08 02:39 AM | Reply

@#3 ... Washington, D.C. is full of black people.
Trump does not want to upgrade their infrastructure.
Trump wants them to go back to being infrastructure. ...

I wanted to disagree.

But I could not find a reason to do so.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-08 02:58 AM | Reply

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