Overview
- The EPA assumed control of water-quality sampling and will post daily results publicly after weeks of local testing.
- DC Water completed emergency repairs and restored flow through the 72-inch Potomac Interceptor, allowing bypass pumps to be shut down.
- Canal remediation is underway with crews vacuuming sludge, and a freshwater dam at Lock 14 is being finished to help flush remaining contaminants.
- DC Water said forecast rain could aid the flushing process and reported no danger expected from the precipitation.
- Legal and political scrutiny continue with a class-action negligence suit filed March 6 and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans seeking documents on the failure and response.