The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) estimates that 3.1 million gallons of rain water combined with waste water was released from four structured overflows into the Jones Falls as a result of heavy rains infiltrating and overwhelming the sewer mains on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Good Friday, April 14, 2017, is a City holiday. DPW offices and yards will be CLOSED.
Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) encourages citizens to continue to take advantage of its spring cleaning initiatives. City residents are reminded to sign up for the Mayor’s Spring Cleanup set for Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Following the heavy rain that fell Friday, March 31, about 2.7 million gallons of sewer water was released from three underground locations into the Jones Falls.
Extensive sewer infrastructure repairs, and improvements to other underground utilities, has kept the 500 block of West Mulberry Street closed since that street collapsed on July 4, 2016.
Welcoming the first day of spring, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) stands ready to help residents clear their homes of clutter by shredding documents, recycling unwanted items, and properly disposing of household hazardous waste.
The Clean Drain Campaign, which kicks off March 16 and runs through April 16, lets residents of Baltimore help feed the City’s hungry while also protecting their plumbing from grease and wipes, which are major causes of sewer backups and overflows.
Due to the forecast of more snow expected today, Baltimore City Department of Public Works has cancelled trash and recycling pickups for Tuesday, March 14.
The testing for the Guilford Reservoir project on West Cold Spring Lane, which had been set to begin Monday, March 13, 2017, was delayed by the predicted snowstorm and is instead being re
