2.18.26 – C&C News
“D. C. Now in Ecological Crisis – Potomac Sewage Spill”
By Jeff Childers, Practicing Attorney
Excerpts from this article:
In what might be the most incredible metaphor in living history, yesterday’s Times reported, “Potomac Sewage Spill Becomes Ecological Disaster and Political Fight.”
Ecological disaster undersells it.
WORST IN HISTORY
It is the largest discharge of raw sewage in American history…
Right into the Potomac River, five miles upstream from Washington, DC.
Starting a month ago on January 19, 250 million gallons of untreated, raw human sewage gushed from a broken pipe directly into the river.
It took a full week for local utilities workers to ‘divert’ the discharge into the C&O canal.
The Potomac River — which once inspired Francis Scott Key, hosted cherry-blossom strollers, and formed the majestic backdrop of the nation’s capital — is now basically a 400-mile open sewer.
Right in time for the Nation’s 250th birthday celebration.
SEWAGE SPILLS STILL OCCURRING
Since the diversion, “there have been intermittent sewage spills as recently as Feb. 10,” the article said, and the utility expects it could be up to nine months before the pipe is repaired.
E.coli levels downstream spiked to 10,000 times the safe standard in the days following the collapse.
University of Maryland researchers also detected antibiotic-resistant MRSA…
CAUSE OF THE SPILL
The culprit is a 72-inch concrete pipe called the Potomac Interceptor, which normally “intercepts” 60 million gallons of waste per day and routes it to a treatment plant — a job it performed reliably for about sixty years before it suddenly, catastrophically stopped intercepting anything and started distributing instead.
…the Times quoted an environmental group which explained, “The amount of nitrate pollution that has flowed into the river was roughly equivalent to a year’s worth of output from a large sewage treatment facility … which feeds large algae blooms that can disrupt the river’s ecology and strip its waters of oxygen.”
CD WATER’S CEO – DEI PROPONENT
Intrepid independents on X quickly located this 2021 clip from DC Water’s CEO, David Gadis, who described how the utility had too many white men and he fixed it with DEI.
CLIP: “My executive team looks like the people we serve, people of color” (0:58).
“The outcomes have been fantastic,” Mr. Gadis bragged.
“When I arrived, this was an organization that looked very similar to our industry. You know, predominantly white males at the top. Now my executive team, you know, looks exactly like the employees, the community, you know, people of color.”
…To get a flavor, meet one of DC Water’s new executive team appointments:
Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes…is doubly diverse but has zero background in water management or engineering. Here’s her bio.
UNEQUIPPED CHAIR OF WATER BOARD HIRED
She is now chairperson of DC Water’s board…Dr. Unique is now the chairperson of the largest raw sewage spill in US history.
MARYLAND’S GOVERNOR - REFUSES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
…The Potomac Interceptor runs through Montgomery County, Maryland. Maryland’s governor is Wes Moore.
Trump disinvited Governor Moore last month from the annual Governor’s meeting, even though he’s the vice-chairman of the Governor’s Association. Governor Moore immediately blamed racism…
President Trump has been posting fiery complaints to Truth Social all week. The federal government has offered help from EPA and FEMA (handicapped by the Democrats’ latest partial shutdown).
Depending on who you ask, Maryland has refused federal assistance…
On Monday, President Trump said Governor Moore has yet to call him directly…
RECAP
To recap: the pipe collapsed, a quarter billion gallons of raw human waste flooded the river, and Governor Moore’s response was to submit a reimbursement form for last year’s floods...
Later on Monday, President Trump posted that FEMA will “play a key role” in protecting the Potomac. Details remain fuzzy.
FEMA SHUT DOWN BY DEMOCRATS
FEMA is currently shut down, thanks to Democrat budget brinksmanship.
We now have literal sewage flowing into Washington, DC, which also perfectly illustrates the political sewage flowing out of it.
I’m not saying DEI was to blame. I’m just saying.
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[COMMENTS FROM DONNA GARNER: Here is Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes’ bio: https://www.dcwater.com/person/dr-unique-n-morris-hughes
Please notice that there is nothing in her bio that indicates she is qualified to be the Chair of the DC Water Board of Directors.
She appears to have no experience with environmental issues nor in overseeing the recovery, repairs, or prevention efforts needed for such a devastating sewage crisis.
The DC Chair of the Water Board should have experience as an engineer, should have some type of background in pollution control, and should have practical experience in knowing how to manage wastewater treatment systems.
Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes’ bio details her experiences as an educator, charter school director, wellness and nutrition specialist, etc. but apparently with no first-hand experiences that would equip her to deal with this present pollution crisis: https://www.dcwater.com/person/dr-unique-n-morris-hughes ]
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MORE INFORMATION
2.18.26 – “Green Rhetoric, Polluted Water: The Left’s DC Sewage Failure Is a Disgrace” -- By Bethany Mandel – Fox News -- https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/green-rhetoric-polluted-water-lefts-dc-sewage-failure-disgrace
1.24.25 – “New DC Water Board Chair Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes Sworn in, First Woman To Lead the Board” -- https://www.dcwater.com/about-dc-water/media/news/new-dc-water-board-chair-dr-unique-n-morris-hughes-sworn-first-woman-lead?utm_source=chatgpt.com