WSSC Water Hosting In-Person Public Hearings on $4.5 Billion Proposed Capital Improvements Program
Public Invited to Attend in Person to Learn About WSSC Water’s Investment in Safe, Clean Water
Laurel, Md. – August 30, 2022 – WSSC Water is hosting two in-person public hearings next week to provide customers and interested stakeholders an opportunity to learn about and comment on, the proposed six-year (Fiscal Years 2024-2029) Capital Improvements Program (CIP).
The proposed $4.5 billion program focuses on upgrading and replacing WSSC Water’s aging infrastructure to enable the continued delivery of clean, safe and reliable drinking water to 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
Highlights in the proposed six-year CIP include:
- Water Main System Reconstruction Programs - $1.6 billion
- Sewer Main System Reconstruction Programs - $0.7 billion
- Potomac Water Filtration Plant Upgrades - $242.6 million
- Piscataway Bioenergy Project - $36.6 million
- Laboratory Expansion Project - $15.5 million
The meeting schedule and locations are as follows:
Montgomery County
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Stella B. Werner Office Building
7th Floor Hearing Room
100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850
Prince George’s County
Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Department of the Environment Building
Conference Room 140
1801 McCormick Drive, Largo, Maryland 20774
Both public hearings will be livestreamed – Wednesday, September 7 on County Cable Montgomery & Thursday, September 8 on WSSC Water’s Facebook page.
Customers interested in speaking can sign up by filling out the form found at wsscwater.com/fin below the CIP section of the page. If you require any accommodations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act please call 301-206-8100.
Those unable to attend who would like to provide comments should submit them in writing to WSSC Water’s Budget Division by emailing [email protected] or mailing to Budget Division Manager, WSSC Water, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707 by September 19, 2022. A copy of the preliminary draft of the proposed FYs 2024-2029 CIP can be found at wsscwater.com/fin.
WSSC Water is a not-for-profit public utility focused on serving our 1.9 million customers, not shareholders. Every dollar collected is reinvested directly into infrastructure, technology and workforce to strengthen reliability, improve service and protect public health for generations to come.