DC Water holds second public hearing on Potomac Interceptor sewage spill response

Name: DC Water holds second public hearing on Potomac Interceptor sewage spill response
Uploaded: 2026-03-20T17:29:17-04:00
Description: DC Water opened itself up to public scrutiny once again Thursday night, this time in Alexandria, as questions keep growing over the Potomac Interceptor collapse that spewed more than 240 million gallons of sewage into the river. Emergency repairs are now done, but the bigger fight over cleanup, testing, and long-term accountability is far from over.

DC Water opened itself up to public scrutiny once again Thursday night, this time in Alexandria, as questions keep growing over the Potomac Interceptor collapse that spewed more than 240 million gallons of sewage into the river. Emergency repairs are now done, but the bigger fight over cleanup, testing, and long-term accountability is far from over.

Posted March 20, 2026 5:29pm EDT