Potomac River in D.C. Is Safe, Officials Say. But Locals Still Worry About the Poop.

Scritto il 06/03/2026
da Amy Qin and Salwan Georges

A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear.The collapse of a major sewer line sent 243 million gallons of raw human waste flowing into the Potomac. Here, a pipe reroutes wastewater.