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Excellence Expanded: Safeguarding Every Sip!
Join Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Local Leaders to Raise a Beaker and See Science in Action at the New $38 Million State-of-the-Art Water Quality Laboratory in Silver Spring
Tour the PFAS Lab Section Dedicated to Testing Samples of Forever Chemicals On Site, Saving Time and Money
Laurel, Md. – October 3, 2025 – WSSC Water will officially open its $38 million, newly expanded, technologically advanced laboratory in Silver Spring. The expansion nearly doubles the size of the lab, boosting capacity from the current 500,000 water-quality tests annually to an expected 750,000 over the next 20 years, ensuring WSSC Water will continue safeguarding every sip - today and for generations to come.
What: WSSC Water’s Laboratory Upgrade Grand Opening Event
Who: Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain
Maryland State Delegate Lorig Charkoudian
Maryland State Delegate Greg Wims
Prince George’s County Council Member Shayla Adams-Stafford
Prince George’s County Chief Administrative Officer Maxine Bardwell
WSSC Water Commission Chair Mark J. Smith
WSSC Water General Manager and CEO Kishia L. Powell
Michael Thiele, Contract Executive for Grunley Construction
When: Tuesday, October 7 – 10:00 a.m.
Where: WSSC Water Laboratory, 12245 Tech Road, Silver Spring, MD
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a rare opportunity to go inside the newly expanded, technologically advanced laboratory and see water quality testing, including the state-of-the-art PFAS instruments.
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.