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Reddy Branch Creek sewage spill cause still under investigation
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WSSC officials tell the Montgomery County Gazette that they may not know for months why and how a sewage line broke two months ago near Olney, spilling millions of gallons of sewage into a local creek.
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Temple Hills condo residents without water for days
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A group of Temple Hill residents is fed up because they’ve been without water for days. The water woes are allegedly because the landlord hasn’t paid the water bill.s
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WSSC asks for rate increase of 7.25 percent
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An aging infrastructure is one of the main reasons officials are asking Montgomery and Prince George's County customers to pay 7.25 percent more for service in 2014.
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WSSC water main monitoring needs to be reviewed, councilman says
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As many as 800 water mains throughout Montgomery County are of the same design as the one that ruptured under Connecticut Avenue last month, Montgomery County Councilman Roger Berliner said Wednesday.
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Water restored to College Park neighborhood after water main break
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Water has been restored to people affected by a water main break in College Park. The 10-inch water main came apart Wednesday evening and flooded a major road, Rhode Island Avenue.
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Olney sewer line leak dumps sewage into Reddy Branch Creek
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WSSC officials say crews have found the source of a sewer main break that is causing overflows into an Olney creek. But Montgomery County residents are still urged to reduce their water usage until repairs are complete.
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WSSC increases water rates by 7.5 percent
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission customers will see their rates increase by 7.5 percent on July 1.
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WSSC rate hike: Agency proposes 7.5 percent fee increase
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If the WSSC's budget is approved by both counties, residents would see about a 35 percent increase in fees from fiscal year 2009.
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Body of missing WSSC worker found in Md. reservoir
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The body of Charles Duckett, a sanitation worker missing since earlier this month, has been recovered in the Triadelphia Reservoir.
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Charles 'Chuck' Duckett missing in Triadelphia Watershed
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Crews will once again take to the Triadelphia Reservoir area in the continued effort to locate Charles Duckett, a WSSC worker who went missing in the area on Friday.
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D.C. sewage overflows decline following court settlement
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Washington's sewer and water commission says sewage overflows are down sharply following a 2005 court settlement with federal and state environmental regulators and environmental groups.
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WSSC headquarters closed after fire in Laurel
CommentThe Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission says its headquarters in Laurel has been closed following a fire.
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