DC Water is inviting Maryland residents to join us tonight for a community meeting at Walt Whitman High School at 7 p.m. for an update about ongoing repair efforts on a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line that failed, directly impacting the surrounding Montgomery County communities. The meeting will provide an opportunity for residents to ask questions, learn about planned environmental restoration efforts, and next steps in the emergency repair and long-term rehabilitation efforts.

Crews continue work to clean the remaining debris upstream and downstream of the damaged Potomac Interceptor Pipe, with no overflows entering the Potomac River in 18 days.
A rock and debris dam that had been blocking the pipe has been removed, but some large rocks and boulders remain in other sections of the pipe and may require additional excavation to remove.

DC Water has made significant progress toward repairing a damaged section of the Potomac Interceptor. Crews are nearly done removing a rock and debris dam that was blocking the pipe. Several feet of rocks and debris remain to be cleared and is expected to be completed overnight. Ongoing work continues to maintain bypass pumping operations 24/7 with no overflows reported for 17 days.

As DC Water continues repair efforts on the Potomac Interceptor sewer line, we want to provide an opportunity for the community to engage with us on Wednesday, February 25, to ask questions, and learn more about the response, impacts to the Potomac River, and next steps in the emergency repair and long-term rehabilitation efforts.