They’re sick of DC’s crap.
Residents of a wealthy Washington, DC, suburb are fuming over a sewer pipe that burst in the Potomac River that’s now sending a revolting poop smell wafting into their town — forcing them to flee from the prized waterway.
“[It’s] like being in a Porta John,” Jack Mandel, a longtime resident of Cabin John, Maryland, told USA Today.
Tony riverside homes in the town— which sits roughly five miles upwind from the broken pipe — have been bombarded by the nauseating stench in recent weeks, locals said.
It’s gotten so bad, especially on warmer days, that residents avoid the waterway like the plague.
“None of us want to get anywhere near it because we have dogs and kids,” said Mandel, who used to visit the river five times a week.
Philip Gray, an avid canoer, said he’s hanging up his paddles at least until the foul smell goes away.
“After you’ve kind of been walking through and it smells, it’s in your nose and stuff,” he told the outlet. “Even like 20 minutes later, you’re wondering, ‘Am I still smelling it?’ ”
The six-inch pipe began spewing roughly 243 millions of gallons of sewage into the water after it burst during a cold snap on Jan. 19 — earning the river the nicknames “Pooptomac” and “Schitt’s Creek.”
Researchers have since detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and disease-causing pathogens such as E. coli in the river.
David Hearn, an Olympic canoeist, says the situation just plain stinks.
“We’re just heartbroken over this,” he said. “This is a crown jewel of wilderness and white water, placid water, outdoor activity.”
President Trump on Monday ordered the feds to intervene and coordinate cleanup efforts, calling it a “massive ecological disaster.”
DC Water, the utility authority that operates the Potomac Interceptor sewer system, said no new overflow has spewed into the river since Feb. 8.
The agency said Thursday that it’s aware of “community frustration” about the smell and is working to clean up the river.
“We are aware that some residents living near the Potomac have reported concerns about sewage odors following the Potomac Interceptor pipe collapse,” a rep for the agency told The Post.
“DC Water crews have already stopped the overflow using an emergency bypass system, and we are now transitioning from response to environmental restoration,” the rep said.
“Importantly, we have not seen any overflows since February 8, which means no new material is reaching the river while cleanup is underway.”
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