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- DC Water completed emergency repairs to a sewage pipe ruptured January 19, leaking 250 million gallons into the Potomac River, with testing confirming capacity.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency and federal assistance flowed from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Betsy Nicholas of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network urged ecological assessments to prevent future incidents.
- DC Water will hold public meetings next week in Bethesda, MD, and Alexandria, VA, to discuss repairs.
