State Sen. Steve Padilla criticized county oversight of the project. County supervisors said they were “committed to transparency and collaboration.”
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A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
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