A 24-inch and 12-inch water main that had not been identified threatened the system’s storage reserves, prompting the utility ... leaks by calling WSSC Water’s Emergency Services Center ...

Even worse, the enabling legislation provides WSSC authority to levy an ad valorem property tax increase to pay its bills, which virtually guarantees poor cost management. In 2022 WSSC came very close ...

WASHINGTON — Repairs continue across southern Maryland as WSSC Water tries to get ahead of the ongoing water main breaks across its system. The utility company says it's been an uphill battle ...

WSSC Water had shut off customers’ water in ... Following the restoration of service, the utility service said the work site is covered with steel plates as other utilities will need to check ...

WSSC Water says about 40 percent of their pipes are more than 50 years old, and that plunging temperatures in the Potomac River — which is the source of about 2/3 of the water the utility ...

Customers were urged to contact WSSC Water’s Emergency Services Center at (301) 206-4002 to report any running water or if they smell chlorine, which is used to disinfect drinking water.

WSSC Water said. Crews were responding to 63 breaks and/or leaks across a 1,000-square-mile service area, the company said. "As soon as we fix one, another one comes in. So we are working around ...

According to WSSC Water, a 16-inch pipe broke, prompting crews to shut off water service. However ... waiting for a contractor to mark the other utility lines so crews did not accidentally ...

Once [the] pipe is fully exposed will have [crews will] better estimate on service ... other utilities can check their lines before it is patched permanently, according to WSSC Water.

The move comes more than a day after residents were urged to limit usage because of an uptick in water main breaks because of the cold weather. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC ...