Arlington County Urges People to Avoid Four Mile Run

Arlington County issued a warning Tuesday for people and their pets to avoid Four Mile Run from Columbia Pike downstream to the Potomac River until further notice following a sewage release, according to ARLnow.

Arlington Branch and Lower Long Branch are also impacted by the sewage release.

According to ARLnow:

The sewage release was the result of a blocked 12 inch sewage pipe, in the area between the Dominion Plaza Apartments (1200 S. Courthouse Road) and the Arlington Village Condominiums (1400 S. Barton Street), near Columbia Pike. Crews are now working to remove the blockage and to stop the flow of raw sewage.

If you’re enjoying the warm weather in Four Mile Run Park, it’s best to stay on the trails with your pets and away from the stream.

On Saturday, dozens of volunteers spent the morning cleaning up Four Mile Run east of Mount Vernon Avenue as part of an effort to improve the Potomac River watershed.