Crews work to clean up debris following 200 million gallon sewage overflow into Potomac River

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Crews are working tirelessly to clean up debris and clear out pipes from a broken section of sewage line that dumped more than 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in mid-January.

A piece of the Potomac Intercepter sewer line collapsed in Montgomery County on Jan. 19, resulting in a significant overflow of sewage water into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, leading to wastewater in the Potomac River, according to DC Water…

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