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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) employees are warning customers of a new scam targeting Washington area residents. According to a WSSC news release, scam artists are calling residents offering a fraudulent water discount. If you receive such a call, you are asked to report it to the authorities immediately. WSSC wants customers to know it […]

It’s been a busy month for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews who are responding to a high number of water main breaks across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. According to a WSSC official, heading into the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend there have already been 268 breaks in 2015 and the month is […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are on the scene of a six-inch water main break in Bethesda on Wedgewood Road near Goldsboro Road. WSSC Spokesperson Lyn Riggins said the break impacts 19 customers. She said repairs on the 63-year-old pipe could take four to six hours. There are no road closures because of this […]

UPDATED Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews remain on the scene of a water main break in Bethesda at River Road and Wilson Lane. According to WSSC officials, the broken water main line is 62-years-old and repairs are expected to be complete later this evening. Earlier this morning, there were road closures in the area […]

UPDATED The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is coming out of a record year that saw a total of 1,958 water main breaks, tying the mark set in 2010 for the second most in the history of WSSC. As the New Year welcomes the Washington area with frigid temperatures, WSSC is not expecting a slowdown […]

A fire hydrant that blew off the water main Sunday night in Silver Spring shot water at such high pressure that is caused “significant” damage to a home that was more than 20 feet away. Washington Suburban and Sanitary Commission spokesman Jerry Irvine told MyMCMedia water from the hydrant crashed through a home’s bay window […]

The Commissioners of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) voted Wednesday to approve the preliminary FY16 operating and capital budget of $1.4 billion, according to a WSSC news release. A formal budget document is now being prepared for discussion and review in advance of public hearings in February 2015. The proposed budget must be submitted […]

UPDATED, Nov. 24, 3:45 p.m. –  It was a Kentlands resident who was struck and killed on Nov. 24 while riding his bike along Darnestown Road. Andrew Gerard Malizio, 60, of the 300 block of Hart Road in Gaithersburg, was hit by a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission utility truck Monday morning as he biked east along […]

Officials at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) are reminding residents, especially those in charge of cooking this holiday season, to can the grease. According to a WSSC news release, it’s important not to dump grease down the drain: Fats, oils and grease (FOG) that go down the drain will eventually harden inside sewer pipes. […]

UPDATED Sept. 18, 6:30 a.m. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews have repaired a water main break that flooded and closed a portion of Montgomery Village Avenue between Russell Avenue and Lost Knife Road. WSSC Spokesperson Lyn Riggins said the ten-inch break occurred at 801 Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg shortly after 6 p.m. on Sept. […]