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DPW Celebrates Small Business Development Program Success

At the corner of South Paca and West Streets today, Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., visited a worksite where a small business owner and graduate of DPW’s 2016 Small Business Development Program (SBDP) cleaned a City sewer line. Christopher Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Grace Management and Construction LLC, was one of the first in his small business development class to secure a subcontract on a DPW project.

Final Totals for Sewer Overflows from Historic July Rainfalls

Final reports are in for sewer/stormwater overflows that occurred during the last weeks of July.  These resulted from the heaviest rainfall in Baltimore in July on record.  Much of this overflow was released through structured outfalls, designed as part of Baltimore’s sewer system more than 100 years ago. The City will close the last of these structures once the new Headworks project is operational at Back River in late 2020.

sanitary sewer overflow

Application for Redevelopment Waiver

Under Armour Site and Fields
2601 Port Covington Drive
Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Qualitative and Quantitative Control Waivers

St. Francis Neighborhood Center
2405 Linden Avenue
Baltimore City, Maryland

DPW Reports Updated Sewer Overflow Totals

July has been a month of historically heavy rainfall in Baltimore, and more is in the forecast this week.  These rains have resulted in large amounts of rainwater entering the City’s sewer mains, causing overflows into streams and the harbor.  The updated overflow totals of stormwater mixed with sewer water due to rain stands at 45 million gallons for the period of Saturday, July 21, through Wednesday, July 25. 

Application for Stormwater Management Water Quality Control Variance

Rukert Terminal Parking Lot 
2300 Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD 21224

DPW Wins Award for YH20 Water Mentoring Program

Baltimore City Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today announced that the agency has received the 2018 Water Environment Foundation’s (WEF) Public Communication and Outreach Program award for the YH20 Water Mentoring Program. This DPW program prepares young Baltimoreans for a career in the water industry.

Application for Qualitative Control Waiver

BGE WOODBROOK CONDUIT
WO# 13902379
FULTON AVE TO I-83 BETWEEN NORTH AVE AND DRUID PARK LAKE DR

DPW Reports Sewer Overflows Related to Rain

So far July 2018 is the second wettest month in the history of record-keeping in Baltimore. The continuous rainfall has resulted in tremendous amounts of rainwater entering the City's sewer mains, causing numerous overflows into area streams and the harbor.

Dam Jam at Lake Montebello: Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Come out to celebrate the Baltimore region’s drinking water system at Dam Jam 2018! Take a tour of the historic Montebello Water Filtration Plant for an up-close look at how we get your drinking water ready for your tap.  The Dam Jam celebration takes place on Saturday, Aug 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at beautiful Lake Montebello.

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