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hookup · Mar-04-26 6:52PM

Ernie wrote:
Once the upstream geopolymer work is complete, crews will shift to the downstream section to finish the emergency repair.

Heard this report this morning on WTOP but there was an assessment of the down stream section to add. Many of the big rocks and boulders in the downstream section were left over since the original construction.

Wesn't the Potomac Interceptor pipe built over a 100 years ago?

Ernie · Mar-11-26 6:49PM

Worth the listen and read: https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-03-10/po … sLFgMkOanw

drxfish · Mar-11-26 6:55PM

Always something. Work in progress.

https://wtop.com/local/2026/03/near-sew … o-potomac/

Ernie · Mar-11-26 7:09PM

I saw that article and decided not to post it.

The world is not coming to an end...the Riverkeeper likes to fund raise.

drxfish · Mar-11-26 8:11PM

I just said it is a work in progress. Everyone has an angle or an agenda for sure.

Ernie · Mar-11-26 10:02PM

drxfish wrote:
I just said it is a work in progress.

Yep...you did.

The world coming to an end comment was about the Riverkeeper. That's why the 3 dot (...) connection in my last sentence.

darbrewe · Mar-12-26 2:40PM

A literal S show.

Ernie · Mar-19-26 1:18PM

Three sanitary sewer overflows totaling more than 200,000 gallons were reported over a two-week span near the Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The largest spill—about 125,000 gallons—occurred February 26 when routine maintenance shut down pumps, forcing wastewater to back up into the system. A second incident identified March 11 accounted for roughly 9,000 gallons, while a third overflow March 13–14 released an estimated 77,500 gallons near Hazel Run and the Rappahannock River during equipment issues and maintenance tied to Spotsylvania County operations.

All incidents were reported to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and have since been contained, with the plant now operating normally.

Details of the overflows were outlined in a city press release, which says officials are now pursuing system upgrades and operational changes to prevent similar incidents.

The City has included Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting on the City’s website at Fredericksburgva.gov/CitySewerInfo. This section provides access to current and future reports submitted by the City to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to support transparency and keep the public informed.

drxfish · Mar-19-26 4:33PM

Ugh

hookup · Mar-19-26 4:38PM

Big spill in LA now too.

Ernie · Mar-19-26 5:32PM

From the Potomac Riverkeeper Network:

This past Tuesday, Montgomery County, MD partially lifted their recreational advisory following the restoration of sewage flow back into the Potomac Interceptor pipe. This decision was also informed by the water quality monitoring data regularly showing bacteria levels within recreational safety limits for the lifted areas.

A public health advisory remains in place for the areas marked in purple in the map above (courtesy of Montgomery County, MD Gov.)

This has been a step in the right direction, but now is the time to remain vigilant. As we shift away from the repair phase, the ecological remediation and infrastructure evaluation phases should be approached with continued urgency - to restore our river and environment, but also to ensure a crisis like this doesn't happen again.

To access general health guidance, and shellfish, fishing, and boating guidance, visit: https://health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pa … spill.aspx

Read Montgomery County's statement here: https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcg … px?id=1661

Ernie · Mar-19-26 5:47PM

hookup wrote:
Big spill in LA now too.

According to Heal the Bay (pulls data to look at trends over time". Over the last 10 years (2014-2023), there have been a total of 3,174 spill cases resulting in 30,521,025 gallons of sewage in LA County, with around half of that amount reaching surface waters.

hookup · Mar-21-26 12:58PM

Ernie wrote:
hookup wrote:
Big spill in LA now too.
According to Heal the Bay (pulls data to look at trends over time". Over the last 10 years (2014-2023), there have been a total of 3,174 spill cases resulting in 30,521,025 gallons of sewage in LA County, with around half of that amount reaching surface waters.

And I used to surf in that sh#t

From the Potomac Riverkeeper Network:

Anyone else see the irony in that pix of the giant turd in the middle?

Ernie · Mar-21-26 1:30PM

hookup wrote:
Anyone else see the irony in that pix of the giant turd in the middle?

It takes a special mind to see that!

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