Recent News

DPW Reports Sanitary Sewer Overflow Stopped on Line Damaged by Contractor

Oct 5th, 2018

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has stopped a sewer overflow from a large main in South Baltimore. A private contractor, working for another utility, struck the line in late September.

City Holiday Columbus Day Monday, October 8, 2018

Oct 4th, 2018

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Columbus Day, Monday, October 8, 2018, is a City holiday. DPW offices and yards WILL BE CLOSED.

October 5-6 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Cancelled

Oct 3rd, 2018

Due to contracting issues beyond our control, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has cancelled the Household Hazardous Waste collection days scheduled for this weekend, Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Northwest Citizens Convenience Center, 2840 Sisson Street.

DPW Reports Sanitary Sewer Overflow Private Contractor Damages Line

Oct 2nd, 2018

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works Announced today that a private contractor, who was not working for Baltimore City, damaged a large sewer line in the Westport area on Kent Street near Sidney Avenue. The flow began late this morning and was approximately 100 gallons per minute.

 

Last of September’s Sanitary Sewer Overflow Totals Reported

Oct 1st, 2018

Final sewer overflow totals are in following rains in the Baltimore area late last week, on Sept. 27 and 28.  These rains resulted in approximately 14.6 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water flowing into the Jones Falls.  This volume was released through structured overflows. 

‘Slow Down to Get Around’ City Workers

Oct 1st, 2018

Slow down when you drive around a stopped trash truck or other utility vehicle. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) reminds people that being extra careful around workers is not just a good idea; as of Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, it’s the law in Maryland. The “Slow Down to Get Around” law protects trash and recycling collectors by requiring drivers to change lanes as they approach stopped utility vehicles, or to slow to a “reasonable and prudent speed” when they drive past. 

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Two DPW Workers Lauded for Heroism

Oct 1st, 2018

Baltimore City Department of Public Works employees Tony Carl Clark and Martine Smith are being lauded for saving a life while on the job performing their daily graffiti removal duties. Clark and Smith were traveling along the 1300 block of Baylis Street when they were flagged down by a man.  They stopped, and the man asked the two City workers to help him render assistance to a woman who was unconscious in the driver’s seat of her vehicle.  

Remnants of Hurricane Florence Trigger Sanitary Sewer Overflows

Sep 21st, 2018

The remains of Hurricane Florence brought heavy rain to the Baltimore area on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and resulted in approximately 19 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water, most of it flowing into the Jones Falls.

Design Build Executive Committee Meeting

Sep 19th, 2018

AGENDA
Design Build Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, September 28, 2018 at 11 am
DPW Director’s Conference Room

Smart Cans Arriving to Keep Baltimore Beautiful

Sep 17th, 2018

Smart Cans – sun-powered trash compactors that let Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) sanitation employees know when they need to be emptied – are arriving on sidewalks in South Baltimore.

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