Va. state senator pushes for water testing after 243 million-gallon sewage spill in Potomac River

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 896

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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After a decrepit pipe burst in Maryland last month and sent hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage spewing into the Potomac River, a Virginia lawmaker is now urging the state’s health department to take concrete steps to address the environmental disaster’s potential health risks to residents.

“This one will trickle down over time, and I’m very worried about the contamination as it goes,” Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, said in an interview Friday.

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