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Posted on 02/18/2026 8:44:51 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a local emergency and asked the federal government for help cleaning up hundreds of millions of gallons of spilled human waste in the Potomac River.
On Jan. 19, a 72-inch diameter sewer pipe collapsed near the Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland. It dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of human waste into the River, according to the D.C. Water utility, which manages the sewer line called the Potomac Intercepter. Before it collapsed, that sewer line carried up to 60 million gallons of waste daily from Virginia and Maryland to a water treatment plant in D.C.
As the region continues responding to the Potomac Interceptor break, we have requested federal support.
We are seeking 100% reimbursement for costs incurred by the District and DC Water.
The other areas we have requested federal support can be found here:…— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 19, 2026
DC Mayor asks for federal help for the Potomac disaster https://t.co/58gDyetzX2— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 19, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing earlier today that one of three Democrat leaders must ask for help so the Potomac won’t smell like poop.
.@pdoocy: "Is he worried that by the summer the Potomac River will still smell like poop?"@PressSec Karoline Leavitt: "He is worried about that which is why the federal government want to fix it." pic.twitter.com/rqXXYhtWVo— CSPAN (@cspan) February 18, 2026
Bowser requested federal support through a Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration request.
On Tuesday, Trump called on Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. to "get to work IMMEDIATELY" or ask for help to clean up the sewage spill.
"The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it," Trump posted on Truth Social. "But remember, even in that case, with the Democrat Shutdown, we’ll have to bring in true Patriots to do the work because many are not working right now. These Democrat caused Disasters, both River and Shutdown, will only get worse. The two Governors and the Mayor of D.C. must act, IMMEDIATELY. This is a Radical Left caused Environmental Hazard. With all of their talk about carbon footprints and everything else, they’re allowing hundreds of tons of sewage to pour into the Mighty Potomac, making it much less mighty. ACT FAST."
Bowser declared a local public emergency and asked for all costs by the District and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to be reimbursed.
Bowser asked for help with the following:
Long-Term Resilience and Infrastructure Actions
The local government recommends continued precautions and avoiding contact with the Potomac River.
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There’s a sewage treatment plant in D.C.?
LOLOLOL...the jokes just write themselves.
Bowel-wow howls.
DC Water Manager David Gadis purged competent managers. What we need is more Somalis in air traffic control. Maybe then people will wake up.
Remember - Diversity is our Strength!
Why shouldn’t Maryland pay for this? Why the fedgov?
Okay, why not get the Feds involved. It is Federal property after all.
In exchange, the White House gets to fire and hire the people who build and run the sewer apparatus.
This spill started Jan 19, thirty days ago. They are finally asking for help ... pathetic.
Livin’ happily way upstream….
😊
People call DC the swamp but this proves it is the sewer.
People call DC the swamp but this proves it is the sewer.
DemocRATS and RINOs stink up everything!
Congress must have been in session.
Trump should tell the mayor he will get right on it as soon as all the
waste in the federal budget is eliminated.
Trump will show them how it gets done. He will welcome this challenge and solve it. That’s how he does things.
All DC bureaucrats and Congress should be served only bottled water processed by Blue Plains.
Might need nose plugs.
Where is their congress critter Jamie Raskin?
He, and autopen, launched this disaster
But she has no criticism for the POS Maryland Governor?
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