After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game.
The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water and wastewater utility that serves Washington, D.C., as well as Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.
“DC water is the operator,” said Betsy Nicholas, president of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network…