{"id":184577,"date":"2026-03-06T16:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/?p=184577"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:15:56","slug":"march-2026-enews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/es\/march-2026-enews\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolet\u00edn electr\u00f3nico de marzo de 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 2026 Enews<\/h1>\n

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Historic Sewage Spill in the Potomac River<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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On January 19, 2026, a 6-foot wide interceptor pipe owned and operated by DC Water collapsed. Located on National Park land in Montgomery County, Maryland, it released <\/span>an estimated 243 million gallons<\/span> of untreated sewage directly into the Potomac River.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Potomac Riverkeeper Network<\/span><\/a> (PRKN) jumped into immediate action to document the disaster and to monitor the bacteria levels in the river. This sewage spill, called the worst in U.S. history, is an on-going public health and environmental emergency. PRKN will continue to conduct independent water quality monitoring, provide transparent public updates, and call for a science-driven investigation that will lead to enforceable safeguards that prevent this from happening again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Our Waterkeepers’ bacteria water quality monitoring programs provide a vital public service, especially when they are called into action in response to sewage leaks and overflows. The magnitude of this sewage contamination illustrates the need for more funding for and an expansion of public monitoring programs. It is also a stark example of how delayed maintenance of our aging water and sewage infrastructure threatens cities and towns – big and small – throughout the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Rappahannock Tribe Calls for Action to Save the Rappahannock River<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In late 2025, <\/span>Caroline County quietly approved a water permit allowing the withdrawal of 9 million gallons of water per day out of the Rappahannock River and transferring the treated water into the Mattaponi River. The Rappahannock Tribe was not consulted even though they had voiced strong opposition to the plan. Their tribal sovereignty and treaty rights were ignored. The Rappahannock Tribe immediately filed an appeal<\/a> with pro bono legal representation from Chesapeake Legal Alliance<\/a>. The Tribe is actively restoring ancestral lands at Fones Cliffs and reconnecting their Tribal Citizens to the river. Working with neighboring jurisdictions and scientists, they have created The Return to the River restoration plan to restore land enjoyed by Tribal Citizens and the broader community. The planned water withdrawal and the possible data center development that could follow threaten all of this. To learn more and support their efforts, visit https:\/\/www.rappahannocktribe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Clean Water Bills in Maryland & Virginia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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On February 26th, Maryland Waterkeepers visited over 30 lawmakers’ offices to discuss their top legislative priorities. In both Maryland and Virginia, a top priority is to pass legislation to address the urgent public health crisis caused by PFAS, the forever chemicals. Waterkeepers are working to stop PFAS at its source – both industrial and in consumer products – and halt the spread on our lands and in our waterways.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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BayPaddle – July 25th<\/h3>\n

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Grab your kayak or SUP and head out for some on-the-water advocacy at BayPaddle on Saturday, July 25th! Once again, all registration fees will be donated to Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Oyster Recovery Partnership and Chesapeake Conservancy. Come out to Kent Island for a day of celebrating the Chesapeake Bay!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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