The Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area is safe for recreation, DC Water said  on March 2, after over five weeks of ...

The Director of Health said that E.Coli levels have been standard for three weeks, so the advisory was lifted Monday morning.

Cabin John residents and local river clubs say they need data, guidance and water quality testing heading into the warmer ...

DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis says he does not anticipate the sewer spill in the Potomac River to raise rates for DC Water customers.

The Virginia Department of Health is partially lifting its recreational water advisory for portions of the Potomac River ...

Bowser’s order comes as over 250 million gallons of wastewater has spilled into the Potomac River, heightening bacteria levels.

Maryland's Department of the Environment on Wednesday announced plans to reopen shellfish harvesting on March 10. Following the spill a partial closure was put in place from the Port Tobacco River in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / March 6, 2026 / The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition strongly criticizes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Will Poston for exploiting the recent fish wash-up from Cape ...

Maryland officials say they are gathering the data needed to pursue federal disaster aid for the state’s struggling oyster industry, as watermen and Eastern Shore lawmakers press for relief under both ...

The advisories had been in place since late January following the Potomac Interceptor sewage spill. Officials say recent water samples collected by the Maryland Department of the Environment show ...

A longtime Lusby resident and candidate for Calvert County Commissioner has reported observing multiple mass mortality events along the shoreline of Calvert Cliffs State Park in February 2026, ...

DC Health is set to lift the advisory against recreational contact with the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., weeks after a ...