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Council hears WSSC update after a winter of system breaks; asks who will cover DC Water interceptor costs
Summary
WSSC officials told the council their FY27 CIP is $4.8 billion and that crews responded to 1,934 breaks between July 1 and March 12 (1,456 in the winter window cited); councilmembers pressed for details about cost recovery related to DC Water's Potomac interceptor failure and for clearer timing of when costs might appear in local budgets.
Members of the Montgomery County Council heard a briefing from WSSC Water staff on the utility’s FY27 capital improvement program and recent system performance, then pressed officials about who will bear costs tied to DC Water’s Potomac interceptor failure.
WSSC reported a $4.8 billion CIP that includes 57 capital projects and a mid‑cycle update staff asked the council to accept. Chief Engineer Alan Long described a challenging season…
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