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A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Montgomery County lifts final health warning in Potomac River related to sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A view of the Potomac River. File photo credit: Alejandro Grimaldi via Shutterstock

Search resumes for 25-year-old man who went missing in Potomac River

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People walk around Baltimore's Inner Harbor on March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis) **FILE**

Maryland environmental officials investigating mass fish kill in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The Tall Ship Providence sailing on the Potomac River. File photo credit: Eli Wilson via Shutterstock.

Two drownings in recent weeks have officials rethinking Potomac River rules

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The Arlington Memorial Bridge, over the Potomac River, leads to the Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Parts of Anacostia and Potomac rivers to be closed for safety on July 4

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Officials can’t explain yearslong delays in pipe repairs before Potomac’s historic sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

DOJ, Maryland sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Maryland rejects ‘most endangered’ label for Potomac River, as D.C. remains unaware about ranking

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Drone inspections underway along broken sewer line that flooded Potomac River

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

EPA to handle Potomac River water testing after sewer pipe burst

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A gate is raised, allowing raw sewage to flow to an interceptor pipe along the C&O Canal, beside the Potomac River, in Cabin John, Md., Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ruptured pipe fixed after spilling wastewater into Potomac

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser attends a news conference in Washington on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, regarding the Potomac Interceptor break. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE* *

D.C. officials: Potomac River safe for boating again after major sewage spill tainted water

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Raw sewage flows into the Potomac River after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

D.C. environmental officials to start testing Potomac and Anacostia rivers for E. coli daily

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Trump greenlights federal assistance amid Potomac River spillage

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel, near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Federal officials use green laser to look for Black Hawk helicopter parts in Potomac River

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A statue stands at the Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

D.C. residents, government surprised by unannounced fireworks show in Arlington

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during a question and answer conversation with his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of their North American tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, May 2, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Bill Clinton takes jab at Brett Kavanaugh over Vince Foster probe

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Police: robbery attempt ends with car in Potomac River

Associated Press

A plaque, displayed on a monument between the 15th and 16th holes at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., commemorates a Civil War battle that, according to some historians, never happened. The Senior PGA Championship is being played at Trump National this week, the first time a major golf tournament has been played at a course owned by a sitting president. The course has been targeted by vandals since Trump took office, and protests are expected this weekend. AP Photo/Ben Nuckols

Protests expected as Senior PGA tees off at Trump National

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Police identify man whose body was found along Potomac River

Associated Press