Rockville’s water once again met or exceeded all federal water quality regulations limits, the city’s Department of Public Works said in the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report released July 1. The city’s water treatment plant, on the banks of the Potomac River, serves 70% of Rockville, or approximately 13,000 accounts and 52,000 community members. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission serves the remainder of the city.

Plant operators actively monitor water quality to ensure safe levels of chlorine and corrosion control, which prevents lead and copper in distribution pipes from leaching into drinking water. A project to upgrade the water treatment plant began in late 2021. The upgrades, which are expected to be completed later this year, are replacing aged electrical equipment, components that provide primary power to the plant and workspaces dating to the plant’s opening in 1958, as well as the main building’s roof and HVAC system.

Rockville’s Mayor and City Council will once again proclaim September as National Recovery Month, part of their continuing campaign to shine a spotlight on the nationwide impact of opioid addiction. The focus of the Rockville Goes Purple campaign includes raising awareness, honoring those in recovery and lost to overdose, reducing stigma, and providing resources and education.

The Mayor and Council will issue the proclamation Aug. 7 at their final meeting before summer recess. Several events are being planned to mark National Recovery Month. Purple lights will once again illuminate City Hall, Rockville City Police Department headquarters and other city facilities; the Mayor and Council will hold a ceremony to recognize National Recovery Month prior to their Sept. 11 meeting; and members of the Mayor and Council will attend Montgomery County’s International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31.