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Sunday, February 08, 2026

It 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.

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A break in a pipe - carrying sewage from Dulles to a water treatment plant in D.C. - led to more than 200 million gallons of sewage flowing directly into the Potomac River north of the city. One of the largest environmental disasters of its kind: 51st.news/potomac-sewa ...

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-- The 51st (@51st.news) Jan 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM

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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 | Newsworthy 1

@#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 | Newsworthy 1

" The damage is worse than initially thought after officials found a massive blockage in the ruptured pipe."

Tell the Fat Idiot to stop flushing his diapers.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-08 12:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Apparently Stephen Miller has been flushing Trump's dirty Depends down the toilet and it clogged the sewer system.

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-02-08 05:47 PM | Reply

When does RFK bring the kids down for a swim?

#7 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-02-08 06:01 PM | Reply

Breaking news: the sewage leak was traced back to the White House.

#8 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-02-08 06:54 PM | Reply

Very few would be opposed to renaming the region's sewage treatment plants after the current occupant of the White House, with his expertise in spewing filth ...

#9 | Posted by catdog at 2026-02-08 11:02 PM | Reply

Yeeeeaaaahhhh... nice place for the Kennedy family to swim during the summer. I hear tell it'll cure measles.
MMMhhmmmmmmmm.
They keep telling us it's not a problem. (eye roll)

I'm getting outa dodge.

Think of it as the Imperial Beach of the east... only there are more people in a smaller area ... and it's a river... not an ocean...

Dee Cee uses its sewage as a weapon... to garner profit... There is a speed trap on the 295 into Dee Cee... causing you to drive slower as you pass the wastewater plant.

ugh

#10 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-02-09 06:29 AM | Reply

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 | Flag:HEAVY SIGH

#11 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-02-09 06:31 AM | Reply

It's true. The minority class is the machinery that literally keeps DeeCee humming... he just doesn't want to see them.

#12 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-02-09 06:34 AM | Reply

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