For decades, enthusiasts rode the cresting Eisbach creek in the southern German city, some 200 miles from the nearest coast. But the wave has vanished, prompting arguments about how to restore it.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A sewer pipe collapse has released an estimated 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., impacting a large swath of the waterway.WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment, DC Water, capital residents, and environmental advocates.WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on January 19, near […] The post Pootomac: Worst-in-History D.C. Sewage Spill Poisons River. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A sewer pipe collapse has released an estimated 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., impacting a large swath of the waterway. WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment, DC Water, capital residents, and environmental advocates. WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on January 19, near Cabin John, Maryland, with several additional spills in the following weeks, before the ongoing flow of raw sewage was diverted into a nearby canal. KEY QUOTE: “It’s going to have a profound impact on the river beyond what I think anybody can imagine.” – Dean Naujoks of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network IMPACT: The spill affects recreation, wildlife, and the local…Open