As directed by the president, FEMA and the EPA are coordinating with state and local authorities to contain the spill.
on Wednesday to “do your job” in cleaning up the raw sewage that was dumped into the Potomac River due to a ruptured pipe inBy Wednesday, Moore reiterated his view that the federal government is directly responsible for responding to the ecological disaster that began in January.
. “And so if the president wants me to ask nicely, here’s my nice ask to the president: Mr. President, please do your job.”The President is lying to the public: 1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.“We believe in being good neighbors, but to blame Maryland in this when this is a D.C. pipe on federal land is asinine. It is disingenuous, absurd, and politically motivated,” he said, noting his office will collaborate with theto fix the mess. “But if the president wants me to ask nicely, my response is this: Please, Mr. President, do your job.” The Potomac Interceptor sewage system collapsed on Jan. 19, resulting in an overflow of some 200 million to 300 million gallons of untreated sewage in the past month. The Potomac was directly affected by the pipe break, becoming a breeding ground for E. coli bacteria. Drinking water has not been contaminated, but residents were told not to come into contact with the river., DC Water said there have been no more overflows since the Super Bowl and that its “efforts to isolate the damaged section of pipe are moving forward.” The utility company previously said it is working on emergency repairs over the next four to six weeks. While the governor and president continue blaming each other for mishandling the situation, both federal and state authorities are responsible for cleaning up the sewage spill.
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