KabirCares.org

Washington Gas Presentation to College Park City Council

WSSC Offers Assisstance to Residents with Water Bills

WSSC Water is urging customers who are behind on their water and sewer bills to establish convenient payment plans before water service turnoffs resume. Turnoffs for delinquent commercial and government accounts resumed on August 1, and residential accounts will resume on September 13.

Sunnyside Road Resurfacing Work Update

Our City Engineer advised us recently that this week M T Laney Construction, Washington Gas resurfacing contractor, will begin milling and resurfacing all the streets affected by the recent gas main replacement project in the Sunnyside neighborhood. The contractor will be providing custom hi vis uniforms for the workers and a 48-hour notice on those streets […]

Community Meeting with WSSC

NEW DATE: COMMUNITY MEETING WITH WSSC. *This meeting has been rescheduled to the new date below* Topic: Community Meeting with WSSC Time: Mar 29, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting zoom.us/j/92474847949. Meeting ID: 924 7484 7949 Passcode: 417551

Water Shut off Notice – Monday, November 30th

WSSC will Shut Off Water next Monday, November 30th as part of the US 1 Reconstruction Project. The shut-off will be effective from 9: 00 p.m. to 5:00a.m. In the event of inclement weather or other technical problems, the water service interruption will be rescheduled for, Tuesday the 1st of December from 9:00p.m. to 5:00a.m. […]

Water Main Break on Route 1 at Cherry Hill Rd is Fixed – All Lanes are Open

The water main break on Route 1 at Cherry Hill Rd is now ixed. According to City staff, all lanes are now open. A major water main break happened at Cherry Hill and Balt Ave. near Dunkin Donuts yesterday early morning. WSSC and SHA had been working round the clock since the incident and fixed […]

COVID-19: Utility Shut-offs Extended through November 15

Utility Shut-Off Moratorium: The moratorium on utility shut-offs has been extended through November 15. Beginning October 1, utility providers could begin to issue notices to residents that their utilities may be shut off starting November 15 for those who are behind. However, some companies like WSSC Water have already announced they are not performing shut-offs. […]

WSSC Line Relocation Cost in Beltway Expansion Project may Hike Water Bills

On March 12th, WSSC briefed the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment Committee of the Prince George’s County Council and the Transportation & Environment Committee of the Montgomery County Council regarding the potential infrastructure cost to WSSC from the beltway widening project. Based on MDOT’s SHA Alternative 10 (the option SHA has identified with the greatest […]

WSSC to Suspend All Water Service Shutoffs

The World Health Organization has classified the novel coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease, as a global pandemic. The safety of the public, and the safety of our employees, is our top priority. Considering this ongoing and escalating public health situation, WSSC Water is taking the following steps: Suspending all water service shutoffs Waiving late […]

New Changes Coming to WSSC Bill Next Week

WSSC is improving the way they approach customer service. These improvements include implementing a modern and simplified rate structure that will change the way they charge for water and sewer. Additionally, WSSC is introducing a redesigned bill that will be easier to read and enhancing our customer affordability program to help more customers. These enhancements […]

WSSC Open House @ Headquarters Building in Laurel – Learn About Changes to Your Bill

Join WSSC on Tuesday, June 4 anytime between 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the HQ building in Laurel for an open house. There will be representatives available to explain the changes to the rate structure and how it may impact your bill. Questions about projects? Project managers will also be available to provide project updates. For more […]

Water Main Break on Route 1

A water main break has occurred in the 9700 block of Baltimore Ave. Water and ice is reported and is affecting both lanes. One lane northbound is closed and both southbound lanes are opened. WSSC is aware of the break and is on the process of repairing the break. City contract police officers are assisting […]

City to Oppose Hike in Water Bill for Small Households

At the November 14, 2017, meeting of the Mayor and Council, Joseph Beach, the Chief Financial Officer for the Washington Sanitary Commission (WSSC) presented the rate structure alternatives that had have been evaluated by WSSC. The WSSC submitted the General Manager’s Recommendations to the County Council for review on November 15, 2017. While the City […]

WSSC May Raise Rates for Lower Usage Customers

At the last Tuesday’s meeting, a representative from WSSC came and talked about the proposed WSSC rate structure. According to WSSC, under the new rate structure alternatives because by simplifying the rates from 16 tiers to 3 or 4 tiers, the rates at the lower usage tiers have to be increased to maintain revenue neutrality. […]

Road Resurfacing of Daniels Park

Our City engineer is advising that beginning on Wednesday July 12th M T Laney, WSSC’s resurfacing contractor will begin working in the City on all the affected streets as shown on the attached map. They are NOT ALL going to be worked on at the same time. The order of construction activities is as follows: […]