A Great Falls, Virginia, boat owner is suing DC Water, accusing it of failing to put in proper preventative measures prior to the Potomac River sewage spill.
A 6-foot-wide section of the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipeline collapsed on Jan. 19, sending more than 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River near the Clara Barton Parkway.
Plaintiff Nicholas Lailas, a medical doctor, claims in the lawsuit that DC Water knew parts of the pipeline were corroded, noting that other sections of pipe near the one that collapsed underwent repair work starting in September. He also alleges that the utility knowingly operated the risky section of pipe without taking safeguard measures, even though it had not yet been repaired…