Recent News

BIG TRUCK DAY Still Equals BIG FUN for the Family!

May 10th, 2022

IT’s HAPPENING: Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This year’s BIG TRUCK DAY is a special one! The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is partnering with the Public Works Experience to make Big Truck Day a part of a multi-regional celebration to honor Public Works Week!

Application for Qualitative and Quantitative Control Waiver

May 6th, 2022

Westport Parcel B
2201 Kloman St
Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Redevelopment Waiver

May 6th, 2022

Village at Cross Keys – Phase 1B
4950, 5102 & 5050 Falls Road
Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Redevelopment Waiver

May 5th, 2022

Harbor Logistics Center – Phase 3
1713 E Patapsco Ave
Baltimore City, Maryland
 

DPW Rolls Out Resident Advisory Council

May 3rd, 2022

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jason W. Mitchell is excited to announce the roll out of DPW’s first-ever Resident Advisory Council. Members of the new Resident Advisory Council (RAC) will provide the Department with community-based input and guidance on key DPW operations. The deadline to apply to serve on the DPW Resident Advisory Council is Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Application for Qualitative and Quantitative Control Waiver

Apr 28th, 2022

Garrett Park Phase 3 Improvements: Southwest Entry
3560 3rd Street
Baltimore City, Maryland

No Raw Sewage Found in the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall

Apr 15th, 2022

The Department of Public Works (DPW) maintains that the continuous characterization of discharges from the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant as untreated wastewater is absolutely not factual. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) examined a sample of solid waste materials observed earlier this week (April 14) in Back River.

CITY HOLIDAY: Good Friday, April 15, 2022 DPW Offices, Sanitation Yards - CLOSED

Apr 13th, 2022

DPW reminds residents that Good Friday, April 15, 2022, is a City holiday.  DPW offices and sanitation yards will be CLOSED. There will be no trash or recycling collections on Good Friday. Trash and recycling collections, normally scheduled for Friday, April 15, will be collected on the make-up day, Saturday, April 16.

Application for Qualitative Control Waiver

Apr 11th, 2022

Improvements to Horner’s Lane Siphon across Armistead Run
Horner’s Lane from North of Federal St. to Armistead Way
Baltimore City, Maryland

DPW Working Closely with Regulator to Implement Back River Improvements

Mar 31st, 2022

Recent public pronouncements about the quality of the treated effluent coming from Baltimore’s Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant (BRWWTP) have implied that untreated sewage is being discharged into Back River. This is not the case. This regional facility that treats wastewater generated by approximately 1.6 million people in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area every day, is delivering highly treated effluent back into the environment. From the very outset the City of Baltimore’s primary objective has been, and will always remain, optimizing performance at the Back River plant.

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