The Potomac sewage spill is a disaster

Monday, February 16, 2026

Don't touch the Potomac. That's D.C.'s message nearly a month after a sewer pipe collapse sent millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river. Why it matters: We've become so much more of a river town " and as of now, it's anyone's guess whether the Potomac will be usable at all this year. The big picture: There's no sugarcoating it " the pooh deluge is among the worst raw sewage spills in history, and a disaster for recreation, wildlife and the cottage industry that surrounds the river.

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Amazing ... where are all the environmental Drudge Lumpers? Asleep at the wheel...

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Lets break it down ....

The failure of the sewage system in DC has dumped around 200-300 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was 11 million gallons.
That means that there has been 27.7 Exxon Valdez spills.

Another way to look at it, a John Lewis class Navy oiler can carry 5.5/6.5 million gallons of fuel. Let's call that 6 million gallons.
What we are looking at is 50 John Lewis class oilers dumping a full load of sewage in the waters around the nation's capital.

Fascinating while complaining about cutting back EPA rules that didn't have much affect, this whole episode is dropped on the floor.
Why have lumpers moved on from the environment?

Why does California also have this same issue in San Diego?
today.ucsd.edu

#1 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-16 12:39 PM | Reply

Fascinating while complaining about cutting back EPA rules *that didn't have much affect, this whole episode is dropped on the floor.

Why have lumpers moved on from the environment?
Why does California also have this same issue in San Diego?

There you go agin Commie Spugeboy. Digging in America's ----.

Being a new commie spy here you may not know that you haven't earned that right. And apparently you are not yet aware of the old American saying ...

"---- Happens!"

*BTW - Since 1970, the Clean Air Act ( as administered by the EPA) has dramatically reduced air pollution, including a 74% drop in hazardous air pollutants from large industrial facilities between 1990 and 2017.

GFY commie spy. (Obligatory)

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-16 12:55 PM | Reply

"EPA rules *that didn't have much affect"

Riiiiiiiight.

In 1967, I visited Los Angeles for the first time, a few months after the first smog regulations were passed. I noticed a very pronounced brown 'ring' around the horizon of the Valley.

Since then, smog regulations have been tightened and updated. And since I began traveling regularly (1-2 times/yr) to LA in the late 80s, I've seen the air quality increase every trip. The brown ring is long gone.

Anyone who tells you the regulations didn't have much "affect" is gaslighting, at best.

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-02-16 01:16 PM | Reply

Chumper remains a chump

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-16 03:07 PM | Reply

He thinks Tijuana is San Diego. Good job, dumbass.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-16 03:08 PM | Reply