The Department of Justice filed a complaint against the water and sewer authority in Washington, D.C., on Monday after more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River this ...

Maryland is suing DC Water, the utility company behind the sewage line that spilled an estimated 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in January. Through the lawsuit, filed Monday, ...

The Justice Department sued Washington, D.C.’s water utility on Monday over a massive sewage spill that sparked a political fight between federal and state authorities, and which President Trump ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Monday in federal court against the city of Washington, D.C., and its water and sewer authority, seeking financial penalties for their role in ...

Officials said Wednesday that crews finished removing contaminated soil and debris, and restored impacted areas along the river. While the EPA is demobilizing, DC Water continues targeted soil ...

When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running though mid-March, it was estimated to be the largest sewage spill in ...

The Department of Justice and the state of Maryland have filed lawsuits against the District and its water/sewage utility over a January pipe rupture that caused a historic sewage spill and ...

The federal government and Maryland filed lawsuits against DC Water three months after a massive pipeline rupture released billions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River. The rupture of the ...

The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River.