Subscribe free!Mandatory Water Use Restrictions For All of Rockville
Jul 25, 2010 23:11 - 2 Comments
Usually when WSSC issues water restrictions it only concerns some Rockville residents, mostly in King Farm. However, as the City Manager reported last Monday, the City of Rockville is currently getting its water supply from WSSC so City of Rockville customers must also conserve.
Effective immediately WSSC is issuing Mandatory Water Restrictions for Prince George’s and Montgomery counties until further notice.
It is imperative that all business and residential customers:
Stop all outside water use – no watering lawns, no washing cars, no topping off swimming pools
Use water only as necessary – i.e., shorter showers and turn off faucets after washing hands
Limit flushing toilets (do not flush after every use)
Limit using washing machines and dishwashers (wash full loads only)
These mandatory water restrictions apply to all WSSC customers, residential and business, in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.
The water main, which connects Rockville’s Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to Rockville’s water customers, has been out of service since July 12 due to the water main breaks on July 7th and 12th. The Department of Public Works is working to find the problem and have the pipes repaired.
This has been some summer with both WSSC and Rockville experiencing major water delivery problems!
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Power was restored to the WSSC Potomac Water Filtration Plant at 5 AM this morning. Mandatory water restrictions remain in place for residential and commercial customers. It takes about three hours to return to full production but they have not yet lifted the restrictions.
Even though we mention it in another post: WSSC water restrictions for Montgomery County were lifted at 4:45 PM today.