WSSC Water warns D.C.-area residents that summer water play can spike bills by the hundreds and urges conserving water despite heat waves and the drought ending.

WSSC Water has issued an essential-water-use-only request for 40,000 customers, which is approximately 110,000 residents, in southern Prince George's County.

Water and wastewater utilities also urged conservation, including the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, in Maryland.

On Monday evening, WSSC Water announced that due to the public's water-conservation efforts the essential-water-use-only was lifted. In a statement they said the water distribution system demand ...

Like many water utilities, WSSC tries to encourage water conservation by charging higher rates as customers use more. (Paul Kazmercyk) ...

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Washington's Suburban Sanitary Commission says its rate structure is designed to encourage conservation and ensure good service, not discriminate against customers with large families.

WSSC Water lifted its water conservation request for 1.9 million customers impacted by water main breaks caused by frigid temperatures in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

WSSC Water is urging residents to take action. One simple solution is dye test kits, which can be purchased at hardware stores, or WSSC Water also hands them out for free.

WSSC Water has lifted its request from 1.9 million customers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland to conserve their water usage in order to save it for essential use only.