Massive Washington sewage leak will take weeks longer to fix, water company says

What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River

A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.

Potomac River sewage spill could take four to six weeks to repair, officials say

Crews works at the site of a sewer main collapse near the Potomac River in Montgomery County. (Photo courtesy DC Water)By Alan Etter The large sewer pipe that collapsed Jan. 19, spilling millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River, is going to take four to six weeks longer to repair, officials with D.C. Water announced. That’s because D.C. Water has discovered a giant rock dam south of the site of the original collapse. “This will r…

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DC Water says it will take longer to repair broken sewer pipe in Potomac River spill

It’s going to take at least another four weeks to repair a large sewer pipe that collapsed last month, spilling wastewater into the Potomac River.

Massive Washington sewage leak will take weeks longer to fix, water company says

Repairs on a pipe rupture sending sewage into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., will take weeks longer due to an unexpected blockage.

Rock blockage delays sewer line repair after major Potomac spill

More than two weeks after a collapsed sewer line sent massive amounts of wastewater into the Potomac River, crews hit another setback when a large rock blocking repair work was discovered.