Sewage Pouring into Potomac in MoCo
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Anonymous
| I had never heard of this sewage line until it recently broke. The entire idea seems absurd - piping Virginia sewage across the Potomac, through Maryland and then to be treated at Blue Plains. Seems like it would be far easier to build a sewage treatment plant in Virginia. But this is what Congress wanted. |
Anonymous
Clearly you don’t really get things like hills, topography, gravity…  You just understand snark.
A sewage treatment plant requires an enormous area of flat ground next to the river. Because such plants need numerous massive settling ponds to treat the waste in different stages of the process. Dozens of acres of ponds. Blue Plains treatment plant is built on such a topographic feature. A flat parcel of land at the lowest spot in the city. Where along the Virginia shoreline of the Potomac River south of Great Falls in Fairfax County is there such a place? That’s why the *only* option was tunneling the sewer line under the river, and down to Blue Plains - where Congress, advised by experts in such matters, recommended. It only sounds absurd to you because of your ignorance. Akin to trying to explain an airplane or spacecraft to a serf in 1300’s France. |
Anonymous
| Yuck. Environmentalalists are saying the sewage and the effects are being downplayed. Who will take action and get to the bottom of this? |
Anonymous
| Maryland wants to own the Potomac and refuses to build a bridge. Great. So own the Potomac and clean this shit up. |
Anonymous
| Which politician is looking into this, anyone know? Gov Wes? Gov Abigail? When are they going to bother alerting its residents? |
Anonymous
KL (huge kross lady) asked why doesn't Commonwealth of VA, State of MD Gov Wes Moore and DC ask for help. Why did she say Gov Moore by name but not say the name of the governor of VA or Mayor of DC?? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
DC Water is a government authority. I wonder if they count as local government for the purposes of FEMA. It would have to apply for FEMA funds though. It's not automatic. |
Anonymous
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The Potomac river was already a lifeless cesspool before this happened, so environmental harm will be minimal because the river was already dead to begin with, thanks to five years of Trump pollution from his golf course.
That’s the sliver lining here - the river was already dead to begin with, so there’s no great loss of wildlife or animals. |
Anonymous
t Waterman also harvest crabs from the Potomac. This sewage pouring into the Bay is terrible for wildlife including humans. |
Anonymous
| Don't flush wipes or grease. |
Anonymous
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I didn’t notice this, nor follow this event as it unfolded.
Nevertheless, my concern is the potential impact on the upcoming crew season. Are setups being undertaken to make this body of water assuredly safe for the rowers? Will the be a disruption to any upcoming regattas? That would be devastating. |
Anonymous
| Why are we acting like the Potomac River is only a Maryland river? Doesn’t this affect Virginia too? and DC. |
Anonymous
| STATE of EMERGENCY declared by Mayor Bowser!!! |
Anonymous
Announced today so it won't make headlne news with headlines focused on that orange board of war meetings |