Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded at 11:33 a.m. on Tuesday to the 2700 block of Urbana Drive in Silver Spring for a reported water main break. (more…)
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WSSC Water’s temporary assistance program, Get Current 2.0, will run from March 1 to June 30, offering bill credits and waivers on late fees for eligible customers with past-due water and sewer bills. Residential and commercial customers meeting specific income and payment criteria may receive up to a 50 percent bill credit and full waivers of late fees and turn-on charges.
WSSC Water is urging all 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to only use water for essential purposes effective immediately. At this time, water is safe and there is no need to boil before essential use.
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Per the news release: “As Montgomery County residents navigate icy conditions following this week’s snow, the Montgomery County Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP), Transportation (MCDOT), and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) are urging residents and businesses to moderate salt usage during winter weather events. (more…)
Emergency crews responded to a large water main break on East West Hwy near Maple Ave in Bethesda on Sunday afternoon. (more…)
On Sunday, September 8, WSSC Water employee Ernest Joseph Dyson, 39, of Clinton, MD was struck and killed by a drunk driver while working at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Rodney Road.
WSSC Water crews quickly responded to a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) today near 19110 Liberty Mill Rd. in Germantown (we initially reported this as a water main break). Crews remain on-site working to install bypass to stop overflow. Drinking water is not impacted.
WSSC is currently at the scene of a large water main break in Olney that has left some residents without water on Thursday, July 18. A News helicopter was also flying over the area Thursday morning because of the water main break.
Drivers should anticipate delays on Clopper Road due to WSSC’s water main replacement work.
Per Montgomery County: “The 2024 WSSC Water Commissioners’ Engineering Scholarship application is now available. Winners receive $2,000 per year and up to $8,000 over four consecutive years. In addition, scholarship winners are given priority for paid summer internships. (more…)
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Update: All lanes now open.
Emergency utility work continues to keep all southbound lane of Colesville Rd (US 29) closed at Lorain Ave between Southwood Ave & Timberwood Ave.