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DC Water CEO David Gadis cited long-term access easements, standardized permitting timelines and better regulator field coordination "to prevent a recurrence of the failure," but one stakeholder lamented there was no conclusive spill cause or 'clear plan' to avoid future ones.

Separate lawsuits claim delayed repairs and neglect resulted in release of hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage from the Potomac Interceptor pipeline earlier this year.

Permanent repair remains planned for the 1960s-era pipeline and related infrastructure, while utility DC Water said its focus now is on environmental remediation in the surrounding area following a nearly 250-million-gallon sewage spill.

D.C. mayor’s declared disaster site gets additional federal help, while utility DC Water predicts repairs to finish in mid-March—but longer-term costs and impact concerns remain.

Utility DC Water is boosting efforts to repair ruptured 72-in. sewer line, the largest untreated wastewater spill in U.S. history, according to experts, with as much as 300 million gallons released into the river. 

Construction of the largest and final segment of the Anacostia River Tunnel System is set to begin this month.

Construction for the largest and final segment of the Anacostia River Tunnel System is scheduled to begin in July.