Stay out of Four Mile Run from the Bon Air rose garden to the Potomac River for at least the next day or two.
That’s the message from Arlington County following the release of sewage into the local stream.
“People and pets should avoid entering Four Mile Run from the Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden near Wilson Boulevard downstream to the Potomac for at least 48 hours due to a sewage release,” the county said late Sunday afternoon.
Later that evening, the county said the sewage came from a clogged sewer line, which had since been fixed.
“A clog has been cleared from the sanitary sewer line and the stream is being flushed,” the county said. “Continue to avoid contact with Four Mile Run downstream over roughly the next 48 hours.”
Even after the sewage gets flushed out of the stream, the county recommends against pets playing in Four Mile Run.