Episode

250 Million Gallons of Sewage Spills Into Washington DC River

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Facts Matter
Published
Feb 25, 2026
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Summary

In what is likely to be the largest sewage spill in American history, roughly 300 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage were dumped into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Let’s go through the details of what happened, what the safety implications are, as well as the political finger-pointing that ensued.