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What’s the City doing to Prevent Sewer Overflows?

Find out what the City is doing to prevent sewage from entering local waterways and basements, especially during heavy rains, at today’s Second Annual Consent Decree meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 1800 Washington Blvd., headquarters of the Maryland Department of the Environment, in Baltimore.

Weekend Sewer Overflow Reported

Approximately 164,000 gallons of storm water, mixed with sewer water, overflowed into the Jones Falls on Sunday, January 20, as a result of infiltration from heavy overnight rains.

Application for Redevelopment Waiver

Royal Farms #340
2000 North Forest Park Avenue
Baltimore City, Maryland

DPW to Launch Independent Water Billing Review

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., announced today that he is taking the necessary steps to commission an independent review of the Department’s Water Bureau customer billing operations. 

Late Weekend Arctic Blast, Protect Your Pipes

Pipes and utility meters can freeze when temperatures remain below 25 degrees for extended periods of time. That will happen in Baltimore beginning Sunday night, January 20 through Tuesday, January 22. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works offers tips to help residents protect there pipes when the cold weathr arrives.

Interactive Sewer Overflow Map Demonstration at Annual Consent Decree Public Meeting

A look at an interactive map detailing the status of all sanitary sewer overflows – whether just reported or as much as four months old – will be among the topics covered at the second annual Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree public meeting. The event is set for Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 1800 Washington Blvd., headquarters of the Maryland Department of the Environment, in Baltimore.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: DPW Offices, Yards Closed on Jan. 21

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day, Monday, January 21, 2019, is a City holiday. DPW offices and yards WILL BE CLOSED.

Stormwater Management Waiver

BGE Gas WO# 14802873
BGE Harlem Park Ph2

DPW Releases Rate Study Report

In recognition of the public interest and oversight, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today provided Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young with a copy of the latest water rate study report

Furloughed U.S. Employees and Contractors Eligible for Water Bill Late Fee Waiver, Payment Plans

Due to the hardship created by the partial U.S. government shutdown, Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh has approved the waiver of late fees on water bills for furloughed federal employees and contractors who are customers of the Baltimore City water system.

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