Laurel – September 4, 2014: WSSC will conduct two public hearings on its proposed Fiscal Years 2016 – 2021 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The six-year CIP proposes planning, design and construction expenditures for major water and sewer projects. The first will be Tuesday, September 9, 2014, in Largo and the second on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, in Rockville.

The CIP continues WSSC’s aggressive program to rehabilitate or replace the older portions of the Commission’s 5,600 miles of water mains and 5,400 miles of sewer mains; and finances capital facilities needed to accommodate growth within the WSSC service area.

People who want to speak at the hearings should call the WSSC Budget Group at (301) 206-8110 to be placed on the list of speakers in advance of the hearings. Persons unable to attend the hearings who have comments for consideration should submit them in writing by noon on September 22, 2014, to the WSSC Budget Group at 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, Maryland 20707, or email comments to budgetgroup@wsscwater.com. The 2016-2021 CIP documents may be viewed on the budget page.