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