The broken sewer line itself hasn't overflowed in more than a week, but warming temperatures are presenting new public health concerns.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has issued a recreational water advisory after a major sewage spill contaminated the ...

A sewer line breach in Maryland in January sent more than 200 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.

When I realized the college I’d be attending was next to a beautiful river, I was ecstatic. Growing up swimming, diving, and eventually becoming a certified lifeguard, I spent every... Read more ...

The disaster sparked environmental and public health concerns as dangerous levels of bacteria were found miles away in the Potomac River.

A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for ...

The Potomac River is holding steady at a "B" grade for water quality, but progress has flatlined, according to the latest river report card released Wednesday by the nonprofit Potomac Conservancy. Why ...

A sewage line collapse near Washington, DC, spilled millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River, and has now ...

To raise the Potomac River’s health score to a coveted “A,” the report advocates for protecting healthy forests, restoring streams and habitats, defending water protection laws, and activating ...

Big news this summer for river swimmers: You can now splash around the capital’s famous body of water! Sadly, it’s the capital of France. The Seine is open for swimming; the Potomac and Anacostia ...

As DC Water warns it could take nine months to fully stop the sewage spill into the Potomac River, concerns grow over the threat to the crab and shellfish industry.