Update: DC Emergency, More Than 100x Ecoli Than Previously Reported

Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and U.S. Capitol visible behind warning signs and yellow tape, plus large centered text reading “E. coli Spike After DC Sewage Spill.”

CLIFF NOTES A collapsed 72-inch sewer pipe near Clara Barton Parkway sent about 250–300+ million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac starting January 19. Sewage flowed into the river for about a week before DC Water diverted it, though small overflows have continued. Testing found E. coli as high as 10,000× above EPA standards … Read more