DC mayor declares public emergency, requests federal support in Potomac River sewage leak

Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued a request for federal support and is seeking reimbursement for costs to D.C. and its agencies dealing with a ruptured pipe that has dumped millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River.

Bowser declared a public emergency Wednesday night, issuing a Presidential Emergency Disaster request.

“The main piece of that is that the District is requesting reimbursement for costs that have been incurred by the District and D.C. Water, for both the repairs...