WSSC Water Hosts In-Person Public Hearings on Preliminary Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Laurel, Md. – January 26, 2023 – WSSC Water is hosting two in-person public hearings next week for interested customers and stakeholders to provide feedback on its preliminary proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) for operating and capital funds. Staff will provide an overview of the $1.603 billion preliminary proposed budget and receive public comments. Interested members of the public can visit wsscwater.com/fin to find complete budget details. 

The in-person public hearings schedule is as follows: 

Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 7 p.m. 
Stella B. Werner Office Building 
3rd Floor Hearing Room 
100 Maryland Avenue 
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Register to comment
Can’t attend? Streaming available via County Cable Montgomery

Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 7 p.m. 
Department of the Environment Building 
Conference Room 140 
1801 McCormick Drive 
Largo, Maryland 20774
Register to comment
Can’t attend? Streaming available on Facebook Live

Registration is recommended but not required. Individuals requiring accommodations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact WSSC Water at 301-206-8100. Customers with service or billing-related questions should call 301-206-4001.

Written comments may be submitted electronically to BudgetGroup@wsscwater.com or mailed to Budget Division Manager, WSSC Water, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707, until February 14, 2023. The proposed budget must be submitted to the Prince George’s and Montgomery County Executives by March 1, 2023.

The preliminary proposed budget is funded with a proposed seven percent average water and sewer rate increase and a seven percent increase to the Account Maintenance Fee and Infrastructure Investment Fee. A typical three-person household, using an average per person consumption of 55 gallons of water per day, would see a quarterly increase of $17.96 in their bill.