Chairman Joyce Delivers Opening Statement at O&I Hearing on Potomac Interceptor Collapse

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · May 20, 2026

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Opening statement: Potomac Interceptor collapse

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The committee chair opened the hearing with an extended statement summarizing the January 19 collapse of D.C. Water's Potomac Interceptor, saying the failure released over 240 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River and caused widespread environmental, public-health and economic concerns. The chair noted the interceptor runs through Virginia, Maryland and D.C.; that D.C. Water owns and operates the line; and that federal partners including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service have roles in response and oversight.

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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce opened a hearing on the January 19 Potomac Interceptor collapse, which the chair said released over 240 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River and raised questions about oversight, permitting and infrastructure resilience.

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