Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED- Water has been shut off and repairs are underway to a break in a 36-inch water line on Fernwood Road. (1245p) #mcfrs FS26 units on scene of a water main break in the 10400 Fernwood Rd btwn Rock Spring & Democracy Blvd pic.twitter.com/j7Nug4QlN0 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 25, 2015 https://twitter.com/getmikewalsh/status/570414614980255744 ORIGINAL – A […]

The cold weather is not letting up and neither are the water main breaks. As of 9 a.m., there were 52 breaks in need of repair in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. While 27 crews were on the streets repairing breaks all day, additional breaks continued to be reported. As of tonight, there are 51 […]

The extraordinary high volume of calls into the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Emergency Call Center continues today, according to a news release issued by company officials. Customers who are without service are asked to report problems via the WSSC app and/or email. • Email to EmergencyCallCenter@wsscwater.com. Include your address. • Use the WSSC app […]

Bundle up: It’s dangerously cold today. Here are five more things to know today, Feb. 20, in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Public Schools are starting two hours late today because of the extreme cold weather. School is canceled for students at Poolesville Elementary because of a water pipe break. 2. Montgomery County officials say […]

After 5 ½ years of leading one of the nation’s largest water/wastewater utilities, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) General Manager and CEO Jerry N. Johnson is retiring. Johnson has informed WSSC Commissioners that he does not wish to pursue another renewal of his contract when it expires at the end of June. “We have nothing […]

Officials at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission want customers to know that WSSC is responsible for water mains in the street and the connections to your home or business, but not the pipes on your property. Property owners are responsible for frozen and broken pipes on their property and inside their homes. WSSC officials are telling […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is closed today because of the weather conditions. Essential employees are expected to report to work as usual. The 24-hour emergency line remains open. The number is 301.206.4002.

UPDATED – The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission truck driver who hit and killed a bicyclist along Darnestown Road has been charged with two traffic tickets in the accident. The accident on Nov. 24 at about 9:45 a.m. killed Andrew Gerard Malizio,60, of the 300 block of Hart Road in Gaithersburg. The man who hit him, […]

A road is flooded in Silver Spring after a car ran into a fire hydrant this morning. Vierling Drive is closed to traffic and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has been called to shut off the hydrant. Montgomery County Police are investigating the 10: 52 a.m. accident. Call 10:52 am- 400 block of Vierling Dr. […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 16. Watch the MCPS news conference here. You can find more reaction to this news from local officials on the MyMCMedia.org website. 2. WSSC is holding a public […]