WSSC One Drop at a Time

After initially releasing a plan that made the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission ineligible for stimulus grant dollars because of its relative wealth, the Maryland Department of the Environment has now issued a revised funding list. Under the new plan, WSSC gets both $4 million in grants and $2 million in loans for projects. This amount is a drop in the bucket given that WSSC requested $75 million for shovel-ready projects. After months of headlines about severe and record-number breaks and leaks, it is clear we need more.

Post Covers WSSC Stimulus Share

“As of yesterday morning, the utility that oversees the crumbling water system in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties wasn’t going to receive a dime in federal stimulus grants because the state had decided the two Washington suburbs were too wealthy….” I was shocked to hear this news. You can read the entire Washington Post article here.