Now, look -- I know that most of you probably had plans to jump into a local waterway real soon. But it seems an especially silly idea in the wake of Hurricane Irene, which may have dumped as much as "200 million gallons of rain mixed with raw sewage" around the region. more ›

Ick, ew, gross. Someone has illegally dumped waste from port-a-potties into Four Mile Run Stream near Westover Park in Arlington County. Arlington Alert sent out warnings earlier today telling residents not to fish in or have any contact with the waters – including wading or swimming – until further notice. The Post has a story up about the dumping, and quotes an Arlington parks official describing water near the spill as "blue, crummy and yucky and it smells of the deodorizer and human waste." The stream runs along other Arlington recreation areas like Bon Air, Bluemont, Glencaryln and Shirlington parks, and ends up in the Potomac. Arlington officials are investigating -- this is actually the second such dumping in as many weeks at the same location. more ›