University of Maryland School of Public Health: Elevated E. Coli, Staph Still Detected in Potomac River 4 Weeks After Sewage Spill
February 21, 2026
February 21, 2026
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill
Bacteria levels decrease, but UMD experts still recommend avoiding Potomac water and banks
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Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River just north of W . . .
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Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill
Bacteria levels decrease, but UMD experts still recommend avoiding Potomac water and banks
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Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River just north of W . . .