Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works runs a water and waste system built more than a century ago. DPW serves approximately 1.8 million people across northern Maryland, extending well beyond Baltimore City itself.
Baltimore operates three source water reservoirs. Loch Raven and Liberty feed the treatment facilities that supply the region. A DPW watershed team monitors water quality continuously, and operators draw from different levels of the water column depending on temperature and conditions before blending the supply.
The Baltimore Environmental Police is DPW's own police force. Officers protect the reservoirs, which are raw drinking water sources rather than public parks.
The city landfill receives 210,000 tons of refuse each year. Laborers sort material on the ground to divert non-biodegradable waste, and crews compact and cover the rest to extend the site's operating life.
Abel Wolman developed the modern chlorination process in Baltimore, using the interconnected, redundant system the city had already built. DPW is now investing in maintenance, modernization and long-term planning to carry that infrastructure into its next century.
#Shorts #PWX26 #PublicWorks #Baltimore #WaterInfrastructure #WasteManagement
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works runs a water and waste system built more than a century ago. DPW serves approximately 1.8 million people across northern Maryland, extending well beyond Baltimore City itself.
Baltimore operates three source water reservoirs. Loch Raven and Liberty feed the treatment facilities that supply the region. A DPW watershed team monitors water quality continuously, and operators draw from different levels of the water column depending on temperature and conditions before blending the supply.
The Baltimore Environmental Police is DPW's own police force. Officers protect the reservoirs, which are raw drinking water sources rather than public parks.
The city landfill receives 210,000 tons of refuse each year. Laborers sort material on the ground to divert non-biodegradable waste, and crews compact and cover the rest to extend the site's operating life.
Abel Wolman developed the modern chlorination process in Baltimore, using the interconnected, redundant system the city had already built. DPW is now investing in maintenance, modernization and long-term planning to carry that infrastructure into its next century.
#Shorts #PWX26 #PublicWorks #Baltimore #WaterInfrastructure #WasteManagement
