Press Releases

Director Chow Named Civil Engineer of the Year

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., has been named Civil Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Maryland Section. 

JFX Lane Closures Overnight Friday to Allow for Water Main Repairs

Motorists on the Jones Falls Expressway (Interstate 83) are advised to watch for lane closures and detours near the Maryland Avenue overpass beginning Friday night, June 16. The closures are necessary to allow crews to repair a broken 10-inch water main located under the elevated portion of Maryland Avenue.

The NEW Druid Lake Project is Underway!

Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, joined by Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Acting Director William Vondrasek, and members of the Community to Kick-Off the construction of the New Druid Lake.

Media Advisory:The NEW Druid Lake Kick-Off

Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and DPW Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., to announce Wednesday, June 14, the beginning of construction work on the major, five-year, $140 million project to install new water tanks at Druid Lake to protect our drinking water.

Small Hauler Participation Increases with Convenient, Low-Cost Trash Disposal

Baltimore’s small commercial waste haulers are responding enthusiastically to the opportunity to dispose of refuse at the Northwest Transfer Station. Results from the first two months of operation show that, on average, more than 41 tons of waste is making its way each day to the facility at 5030 Reisterstown Road.

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DPW Cautions Citizens: Beware of Impostors and Possible Scams

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., is advising Baltimore City water customers to be aware that private individuals are making the rounds to either scam the public, or to sell them unnecessary water filtration systems.

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works Selects Its 2016-2017 Employee of the Year

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director, Rudolph S. Chow, P.E, announced that Department has selected Ms. Alycia Jackson Wood, Administrative Analyst I in the Bureau of Water and Wastewater, as its sixth annual “Employee of the Year.”

City Holiday:Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2017

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017, is a City holiday.

Free Event - Rain or Shine Big Truck Day is Tomorrow, May 13, 2017

Big Truck Day in Baltimore has become THE place to be for all the littlest drivers in our City. Every year hundreds upon hundreds of children come to see, and sit in, the BIGGEST trucks in Baltimore. And it is free!

Baltimore Water Ranks Tops in Taste Again

Water from Baltimore’s Ashburton Water Filtration Plant won first place in its division in a taste test. The competition is held each year during National Drinking Water Week by the Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works Association.

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