Press Releases

Drinking Water Violation Reported

Due to a violation for one drinking water chemical byproduct, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW)  announced Friday, May 27, that it will send a legally required notice to approxima

Extended Summer Hours at Three City Drop-Off Centers

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Memorial Day Holiday: May 30, 2016, DPW Offices and Yards Closed

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2016, is a City holiday.

DPW Selects Its 2015-2016 Employee of the Year

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) selected Phillip Chery, a Program Compliance Officer in the Human Resources Division, as its 2015-2016 Employee of Year during a May 17 awards ce

Limited Number of Smaller, 35-Gallon Municipal Trash Cans Available

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has a limited number of 35-gallon Municipal Trash Cans which it is offering to residents as the distribution of the cans enters its final weeks.

Get Out the Vote on Big Truck Day: Help DPW Name a New Trash Truck!

At this year’s Big Truck Day, Baltimore’s littlest citizens are invited to cast their vote to name one of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works’ (DPW) new trash trucks!

Baltimore Water is Tops in Taste

Drinking water from Baltimore’s Montebello Filtration Plants won first place in its division in the annual taste test Friday, May 13, conducted by the Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works

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UPDATE -- Underground Sewer Overflow Stopped

This past Friday, May 6, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works reported that a sanitary sewer had overflowed into the Jones Falls. The overflow stopped around 5:00 p.m.

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Back River Project Moves Forward With New Construction Model

The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved a contract Wednesday, May 4, that will allow work on the Headworks project at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant to proceed under an innovative

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Mid-August Reopening for Warren Road Bridge

Warren Road Bridge, which spans the Loch Raven Reservoir in northern Baltimore County, remains on schedule for a mid-August reopening after being closed for emergency repairs.

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