Ruptured pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac is back in operation
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Raw sewage flows 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)Noel Boxer, an external affairs officer with FEMA, inspects the flow of raw sewage, after a gate was raised to resume the flow, along the Potomac River, in Cabin John, Md., Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)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)A worker keeps watch as a gate is raised to allow 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)FILE - 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., Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, FiLe)
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Raw sewage flows 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)