"Last week, part of a major sewer line that carries wastewater from Maryland and Virginia to a pumping station in DC collapsed. The result? An estimated 40 million gallons of untreated sewage spilling into the Potomac, daily. According to officials, DC Water's drinking water system is entirely separate from the wastewater system and not impacted by the collapse. Also, crews have installed pumps to divert the overflowing dookie water into the C&O Canal while they work on repairs."
"Now, this sounds reassuring. But is it really? Earlier today, our friends from the Associated Press and ARLnow published an update story on the spill that left us both grossed out and freaked out. Here are few choice lines from the piece-judge for yourself: "The Potomac Riverkeeper Network recorded bacteria levels 60 times higher than what is considered safe for human contact in a sample taken at Fletchers Cove on Friday""
Masked paramilitaries have laid siege to Minneapolis, and prominent federal executive-branch members have propagated falsehoods while similar abusive tactics appear elsewhere. The DC area is enduring extreme cold and local leisure escapes are limited. A major sewer line carrying wastewater from Maryland and Virginia to a DC pumping station collapsed, releasing an estimated 40 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Potomac each day. DC Water asserts the drinking-water system is separate and not impacted, and crews installed pumps to divert overflow into the C&O Canal during repairs. Water testing found bacteria levels 60 times above human-contact safety at Fletchers Cove and E. coli roughly 12,000 times recommended limits near the rupture, creating significant environmental and public-health concerns.
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