Skip to main content

WSSC - Water Improvement Project in Mount Rainier

NOTICE from the City of Mount Rainier......

 

WSSC Water Improvement Project in Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier, MD— Thursday, September 3, 2015 —Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) discovered 100 year old wooden pipes as they excavated and prepared to place modern ductile iron pipes to update the water infrastructure in the City of Mount Rainier. In the 1940's the water system was switched from wood pipes to the iron pipes that currently transport water throughout the city. Since the wooden pipes are not currently in use, services including water and sewer will not be interrupted during this project. Today's work on 34th Street is part of a WSSC project to replace a total of 2.5 miles of pipes in the city. Residents should be aware that when necessary, alternate routes and parking will be made available, and access to the businesses on 34th street will not be restricted by the pipe replacement. "The 34th Street business corridor is the main hub of our city and a center of vitality," remarked City Manager, Larry Hughes, "the pipe replacement is a necessary update and will provide improved water service."

 

Positive Impact

The City of Mount Rainier and its residents will benefit from more reliable water service as an outcome of the water improvement project. Modern pipe technology allows for updated house connections, and the ability to swiftly locate the source in the event of a leaking pipe. The WSSC estimates that the water improvement project will be fully completed within 18 months. When the project is completed, residents should expect improved water infrastructure and services. Video is coming shortly!

WSSC has given the City an Approximate Timeline for Residents to follow.  It is as follows:

 

Timeline

Street

Approximate Start Date

Approximate End Date

34th Street

July 15

October 12

Taylor Street

November 23

January 15

37th Street

January 18

February 17

Tilden Street

July 15

November 20

40th Street, Webster Street, Volta Avenue, Utah Avenue, 39th Place

July 15

November 6

*Approximate dates that are subject to change

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Brentwood Police Department Announces Speed Citation Amnesty Program

Due to an error we are offering to void speed camera citations that were issued between June 24th thru July 13th, 2010. Please email your citation number to chiefbrentwoodpd@juno.com with Citation Amnesty Program written in the subject line. Any speed citations issued before or after the dates listed are not included in this amnesty program . This program does not include or involve speed camera citations that were issued by the City of Mount Rainier.

Community Shredding Day

Please mark you calendars for Saturday July 18th, 2009 for community shredding day. Priority One Shredding of Bowie, Maryland will provide free personal shredding services and secure document destruction from 8 am until 11am at the Bunker Hill Fire Station. Priority One Shredding is a leading provider of personal and business secure document destruction. Residents are welcome to watch their documents being destroyed, and once the shredding process is completed, the remains are locked in the mobile destruction unit until the paper is recycled. Priority One will also provide residents with a variety of identity theft prevention information free of charge. If you miss the community shredding day on July 18th, be sure to bring your bulk documents to National Night Out. Priority One will be onsite from 6-9 pm providing shredding services to residents again, free of charge .

Parking Citation Collection Notices

As you read this entry, many of our residents may have received a collection notice regarding one or more unpaid parking citations. We have received at least a hundred telephone calls, and our Records staff is quite taxed sorting out those notices that were received in error, and those that are legitimate. Just a few notes of caution that I’d like to pass along to help make things easier for all concerned. First, no member of the police department staff will void, cancel or otherwise dispose of a valid collection notice. We are also not authorized to make any payment arrangements or reduce the amount owed to the City. The staff at City Hall is under the same constraints. Persons who receive a collection notice and have concerns that it was issued in error should call the police department during regular business hours and our staff will research the citation. All payments are to be made either to the collection agency directly or at City Hall. The police department does not acce...