CITY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CONTINUES CALL FOR WATER CONSERVATION

Saturday Jun 30th, 2012

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Power Restored to Pikesville Pumping Station

Power has now been restored to the Pikesville Pumping Stations. Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx is continuing to ask residents of Northwest Baltimore City and Northwest Baltimore County to continue water conservation measures.

Due to the impact of fallen limbs from last night's storms, electric feeds to the Pikesville Pumping Stations had been disrupted. BGE restored power this afternoon. In order for the entire northwest part of our water system to return to normal, the tanks need to refill from south to north, Although some residents in the lower part of the impacted zones may soon see a return of water we ask them to continue to conserve throughout the night so that tanks can refill and service can be restored to all.

Areas impacted include Park Heights, Lochearn, Pikesville, Randallstown, Pleasant Hill, Owings Mills, Reisterstown, Glyndon and surrounding areas. Water is either out or at very low pressure in these communities.

It is vital that citizens and businesses continue reduction in their water usage so that water can be available for vital services including firefighting, medical facilities, senior citizen complexes and others.

Please do not do outside watering, car washing, powerwashing, pool-filling, etc. Please do not wash clothes or dishes or do other unnecessary indoor cleaning using water until this matter is resolved. If the shower can wait please do so, but showering uses less water than filling the tub for bathing.

IN ADDITION, all Baltimore City water customers are asked to conserve all next week as the heat wave continues. While the reservoirs are close to capacity, the water does need to be processed and distributed. Increased water usage can reduce pressure for all our customers as plants and pumps work to meet that demand. Doing chores such as washing clothes, running the diswasher and watering plants during evenings and at night will help to ease the burden on our system. 

Please also remember to report open fire hydrants by calling 311 (in Baltimore City) or 410-396-5352.

By working together we can make sure that vital needs are met as we recover from the storm and meet the demands of the heatwave. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

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