Driving past the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm golf course, it’s not uncommon to see a quaint horse barn in a grassy meadow. Soon, that could become a vision of… Read More
WSSC Water issued a warning to people who may have come into contact with T. Howard Duckett Reservoir water after detecting high concentrations of blue-green algae. Water officials call the… Read More
UPDATE July 24: The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commisioners approved an extension of the “Get Current” program from July 31 to Aug. 31. Original: The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Water (WSSC)… Read More
There’s some encouraging news about the drinking water in the region. A spokesman for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) provided an update Wednesday on the bad taste and smell some… Read More
Some residents may notice a change in their tap water due to algae in the Potomac River, according to WSSC Water. Customers serviced by WSSC’s Potomac Water Filtration Plant may… Read More
WSSC Water’s “Get Current” program is helping customers catch up with their past due payments. Through this program, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is offering amnesty the entire month of… Read More
Los concejales del condado de Montgomery votaron unánimemente para apoyar la solicitud de la Comisión de Agua Sanitaria Suburbana de Washington (WSSC, por sus siglas en inglés) de aumentar las… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers unanimously voted to support Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Water’s (WSSC) request to increase rates by 7%. The utility originally requested an 8% increase. WSSC Water’s Fiscal Year… Read More
Due to a water main break on Clopper Road in Germantown, four Montgomery County Public Schools closed early Friday. Northwest and Seneca Valley High Schools dismissed students at 11:30 a.m.… Read More
Montgomery County has launched a wastewater surveillance program to detect traces of Covid-19 in local communities. County health officials partnered with the Inspection Experts, Inc. and the University of Maryland’s Department… Read More
Repair work on the water main in Gaithersburg and Germantown has been completed, and Clopper Road has reopened to traffic. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) slowly let the water flow… Read More
UPDATED Aug. 31 at 12:25 p.m. While conducting repairs, WSSC found additional sections of the pipe that needed replacing. The utility now estimates that water will not be restored until… Read More