Massive sewage spill...described as the largest in U.S. history, began January 19 (2026).

 

Maryland leaders push oversight after historic Potomac spill

 Full story at Fox 5 in Washington, DC 

 

The Brief

• • Maryland leaders are demanding daily monitoring after a massive sewage spill from the Potomac interceptor, described as the largest in U.S. history, began January 19.
  • Officials say the rupture is polluting the Potomac River and threatening the Chesapeake Bay. 

Massive sewer spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington, DC

If only the libtards/riverwatchers/leftists would be successful in removing all boats from the water (except theirs, of course), the world would be a perfect poop-free place.  Except, of course, for that septic tank called Washington, DC (and every other major city in the world).  Get a clue water Nazis!  More "No Discharge Zones" aren't the answer.  Fix your left-tard cities and then preach to the rest of us.

The credit for this article goes to the folks at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, MD.

 Full Story here. 

Photo by: Cliff Owen/AP

A recently placed warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has repair crews scrambling.

By: AP via Scripps News Group

Posted 3:57 PM, Jan 23, 2026

A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington D.C., polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has repair crews scrambling.

1.7 million gallons of untreated sewage overflow into Baltimore's Jones Falls

From WMAR-TV

BALTIMORE — An estimated 1.7 million gallons of untreated sewage flowed into Baltimore's Jones Falls, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). 

 Full Story. 

 

Baltimore Seeks 16-Year Extension on Fix for Problematic Sewers that Fuel Bay Pollution

 From Chesapeake Bay Magazine:

Twenty-three years after agreeing to fix Baltimore’s leaky sewer system, city officials say they won’t be able to finish the job by 2030 as promised. Now, they are asking Maryland and federal regulators to extend the deadline for another 16 years—to 2046—which they acknowledge still may not be enough.

[Full story linked below]

Baltimore Seeks 16-Year Extension on Fix for Problematic Sewers that Fuel Bay Pollution

Sewage pollution in the Philadelphia-Camden region

 From Environment America:

"Camden County: Sewage flows into waterways an average of 76 days per year."

"From 2016 to 2024, untreated sewage mixed with stormwater flowed from each of the region’s combined sewage outfalls into local waterways on an average of 76 days a year."

Baltimore Dept of Publc Works admits to not treating waste.

From Fox 45 (WBFF-TV) Baltimore, MD:

Baltimore DPW [Department of Public Works] addresses wastewater treatment concerns at community meeting.

DPW Director Matthew Garbark: "Once those are up and running, we'll have even better quality product that we're actually treating." 

Is this an admission that they are not currently treating wastewater before releasing it into the environment? 

Takeaway - It isn't the boaters! 

245K gallons of sewage overflows in Ellicott City, MD

From WBAL:

245K gallons of sewage overflows in Ellicott City, MDE says