WSSC Water Hosting Public Hearings on $4.8 Billion Proposed Capital Improvements Program

Laurel, Md. – August 28, 2024 – 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 2026-2031) Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Streaming options are available for those who cannot make the in-person meetings. 

The proposed $4.87 billion program focuses on upgrading and replacing WSSC Water’s aging critical infrastructure to enable the continued delivery of clean, safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services to 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.     

Highlights in the proposed six-year CIP include:   

• Interjurisdictional Agreements - $687.4 million 

• Water Main Reconstruction Programs - $618.3 million  

• Large Diameter Water Pipe and Large Valve Rehabilitation - $416.5 million 

• Sewer Main Reconstruction Programs - $336.3 million  

• Master Planning and Facilities Planning and Investments - $325 million 

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Management Strategy - $256.5 million 

• Engineering Support Program - $225 million  

• Trunk Sewer Reconstruction Program - $191.2 million 

• Potomac Water Filtration Plant Upgrades - $183.7 million 

• Lead Reduction Program - $103.6 million 

• Anacostia #2 Wastewater Pump Station Upgrades - $72.3 million 

The CIP hearings schedule and locations are as follows:    

Montgomery County  
Wednesday, September 4, 2024, 7:00 p.m.    
Stella B. Werner Building, 3rd Floor Hearing Room 
100 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850 
Register to comment 
Can’t attend? Streaming available via County Cable Montgomery.  

Prince George’s County 
Thursday, September 5, 2024, 7:00 p.m. 
Department of the Environment Building, Conference Room 140 
1801 McCormick Drive, Largo, MD 20774 
Register to comment  
Can’t attend? Livestream available on our Facebook Live.  

Both public hearings will be livestreamed – Wednesday, September 4, on County Cable Montgomery and Thursday, September 5, on WSSC Water’s Facebook page. 

Customers interested in speaking during the in-person meetings 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 budgetgroup@wsscwater.com or mailing them to Budget Division Manager, WSSC Water, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707 by September 16, 2024. You can find a copy of the preliminary draft of the proposed FYs 2026-2031 CIP at wsscwater.com/fin.