Recent News

DPW Delivers Fall Cleaning & Greening Opportunities

Sep 14th, 2018

As fall blows in, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is offering opportunities for residents to clean, beautify, and green their neighborhoods.

The highlight of the City’s fall clean and green opportunities will be the Mayor’s Fall Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 27. Call 311 now to register your cleaning activity.

Heavy Labor Day Weekend Rain Leads to SSOs

Sep 13th, 2018

A downpour on Sunday, September 9, resulted in approximately 24.5 million gallons of stormwater, mixed with sewer water, entering the Jones Falls. An additional 3,000 gallons overflowed into the Gwynns Falls. Almost all of this was released through structured overflows. 

DPW Prepares for Hurricane Florence

Sep 11th, 2018

In anticipation that Hurricane Florence may affect the Baltimore area later this week, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is taking steps to keep its around-the-clock water and sew

storm preparations

Heavy Labor Day Weekend Rain Leads to SSOs

Sep 5th, 2018

A downpour late on Friday, Aug. 31, resulted in approximately 6.4 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water spilling from the sewer system into city waterways. 

seweroverflowJones FallsSSO

Baltimore’s Drinking Water Reservoirs Have Excellent Storage as Fall Approaches

Aug 31st, 2018

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., announced today that Baltimore’s three raw-water reservoirs will enter autumn with an abundant supply of water for our 1.8 million customers.

reservoirwatersupplydrought

ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DESIGN BUILD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Aug 30th, 2018

ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DESIGN BUILD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DPW Offices, Yards Closed for Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018

Aug 30th, 2018

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds citizens that Labor Day is a City holiday. DPW offices and yards will be CLOSED.  

Be Safe! No Swimming at Reservoirs

Aug 28th, 2018

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., has issued a reminder to everyone: Please be safe and responsible: Do not swim in the City’s reservoirs.

DPW Reports Sewer Overflows Related to Recent Rainfall

Aug 24th, 2018

Saturated ground, coupled with heavy rainfall during the night of August 21-22, led to major rainwater infiltration into the City's sewer mains, causing overflows into area streams.

Application for Qualitative Control Waiver

Aug 23rd, 2018

Baltimore Scrap Corp. SWM Project
3000 Vera St., Baltimore, MD 21226
Baltimore City, Maryland

Pages