A massive D.C. sewer line collapse has forced officials to weigh a grim backup plan: releasing untreated sewage into Beaverdam Creek to keep it out of Northeast D.C. neighborhoods.
WSSC Water said a controlled emergency overflow could begin as early as Sunday night at its Anacostia Wastewater Pumping Station in Capitol Heights.
The goal? Avoiding a flood of raw sewage into streets and homes after the collapse of the 108-inch Anacostia Sewer Force Main on July 20 near the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens…