Maryland files lawsuit against D.C. Water for Potomac River sewage spill

Plus: Van Hollen delivers $750K to North Bethesda's 'So What Else?'; Furnace malfunction sparks house fire in Kemp Mill April 21, 2026 6:00 a.m. 8:06 p.m. Your support keeps Bethesda Today reporting on the issues Montgomery County cares about....

Maryland files lawsuit against D.C. Water for Potomac River sewage spill
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Maryland files lawsuit against D.C. Water for Potomac River sewage spill

Plus: Van Hollen delivers $750K to North Bethesda's 'So What Else?'; Furnace malfunction sparks house fire in Kemp Mill

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Ceoli Jacoby

April 21, 2026 6:00 a.m. | Updated: April 20, 2026 8:06 p.m.

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    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Monday seeking to hold D.C. Water liable for expenses related to the investigation, cleanup, restoration and treatment of sewage released into the Potomac River in a spill earlier this year. The Justice Department has filed a similar lawsuit in federal court. [The Washington Post]

    Van Hollen delivers $750K to North Bethesda’s ‘So What Else?’

    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Saturday delivered an oversized $750,000 check to North Bethesda-based food distribution bank So What Else? in honor of the organization’s sixth anniversary. Other officials including state Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Dist. 18) and County Councilmember Kate Stewart (D-Dist. 4) also attended the event. [Montgomery Community Media]

    Furnace malfunction sparks house fire in Kemp Mill

    One person was displaced after a furnace malfunction sparked a house fire in Wheaton’s Kemp Mill neighborhood on Sunday. According to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, the furnace had recently undergone maintenance and had only been in use for 40 minutes before the blaze started. [DC News Now]

    Today’s weather: Widespread frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60 degrees.

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