Reservoir visitors are urged to be safe when standing or walking near the reservoirs, especially during snow and ice conditions. The Environmental Police warn that during icy conditions, iced-over bodies of water may look safe, but could be a tragedy waiting to happen. Reservoirs have fluctuating water levels, making any ice covering them unstable and dangerous.

At its first annual public meeting to discuss the City’s Modified Consent Decree for the sewer collection system, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) will provide citizens with an opportunity to speak with the experts working to eliminate sewer overflows. The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at the Maryland Department of the Environment headquarters, 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a City holiday. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works’ (DPW) offices and yards will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2018.  Trash and recycling collections do NOT occur on Mondays. NO bulk trash collections are scheduled.

Have you had frozen water lines in the past? If so, then the Baltimore City Department of Public Works asks you to pay special attention to the following list of ways to prevent this from happening again. At the current time the Baltimore City water system has received over 900 reports of water outages.