DOJ, EPA file complaint over Potomac River spill

DOJ, EPA file complaint over Potomac River spill

The Hill April 21, 2026

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday filed a civil complaint against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) over the sewage spill into the Potomac River, which was named the largest wastewater spill in U.S. history. The collapse of the Potomac Interceptor along the Clara…