Baltimore City Department of Public Works

View Photos from DPW's 2018 Years of Service Ceremony
During an Oct. 17 Years of Service Ceremony, Mayor Pugh and other elected city leaders joined with Director Chow to thank long-time workers for their service to the City of Baltimore.
NOW AVAILABLE: DPW's Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report
DPW has released its FY 2018 Annual Report highlighting how the Department is dedicating its resources to serve the residents of Baltimore.
Work Continues on the Druid Lake Tank Project
This $140 million project is one of our largest projects and will be completed in 2020.

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DPW Offices, Yards Closed for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a City holiday; the Baltimore City Department of Public Works’ (DPW) offices and yards will be closed on Thursday, November 22. DPW offices and facilities are open on Friday, November 23, and trash and recycling collections will occur as scheduled on that day.

Update: Wet Weather Contributed to Two Sanitary Sewer Overflows on Nov. 15

As previously reported, rain and snow on November 15, contributed to two sanitary sewer overflows of stormwater mixed with sewer water into the Jones Falls. As an update, the final total for the overflow at 428 E. Preston Street for this rain event was 7.1 million gallons. These releases occurred underground in structured overflows and did not spill into city streets.

Rain Contributes to Sewer Overflow on Tuesday

Rains in the Baltimore area early this week contributed to a sanitary sewer overflow into the Jones Falls of 554,000 gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water.

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