Plan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disaster


The D.C.-area utility responsible for a massive sewer line that failed catastrophically in January had planned to reinforce the aging section years ago but repeatedly delayed construction as federal officials studied potential environmental impacts, including risks to a blue wildflower and an endangered bat species, a Washington Post investigation found.



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