Raw sewage flows into the Potomac River after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. Cliff Owen /AP Photo
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Feb. 18 declared a local public emergency following a sewage spill on the Potomac River and requested federal assistance from President Donald Trump.
More than 250 million gallons of sewage flowed into the Potomac River after a section of the 72-inch Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsed near the Clara Barton Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Jan. 19.
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