{"id":792,"date":"2013-07-16T12:26:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T12:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=792"},"modified":"2013-07-16T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T12:26:56","slug":"portions-of-prince-georges-county-face-water-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2013\/07\/16\/portions-of-prince-georges-county-face-water-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Portions of Prince George\u2019s County Face Water Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laurel \u2013 July 15, 2013:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0A section of pipe in a vital 54-inch concrete pipeline appears to be failing, and parts of Prince George\u2019s County may be without water for a few days while repairs are made. As a result WSSC is urging customers to begin stocking up on water immediately.\u00a0 Prince George\u2019s County Emergency Services will be working with hospitals, nursing homes and others to ensure they have access to water.<\/p>\n

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Some of the communities likely to be affected include Morningside, Hillcrest Heights, Camp Springs, Forest Heights, Temple Hills, and Oxon Hill, including Joint Base Andrews and the National Harbor.\u00a0 Please check our\u00a0interactive map<\/a>\u00a0(http:\/\/gisweb.wsscwater.com\/waterrestrictions\/<\/a>)\u00a0to see if you are in the affected area. If you\u2019re not sure, just type your address in the search box on the upper left side of the page.<\/p>\n

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WSSC expects to issue mandatory water restrictions for the affected area Tuesday afternoon.\u00a0 We hope this will buy additional time for residents to stock up on water and allow WSSC to continue filling its system to extend the time we can provide service.<\/p>\n

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The pipe is Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) and located inside the Beltway between Suitland Parkway and Forestville Road.\u00a0 Our monitoring system has recorded an increasing number of wire breaks in the pipe.\u00a0 That\u2019s a signal that this type of pipe is beginning to fail.<\/p>\n

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This pipeline is unique in our system in that there is little or no redundancy that could provide water to customers during repairs.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it\u2019s likely tens of thousands of our customers in Prince George\u2019s County will lose service for a few days.<\/p>\n

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We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience.<\/p>\n

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Please visit our website and Facebook page for conservation information during restrictions.<\/p>\n

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Laurel \u2013 July 15, 2013:\u00a0\u00a0A section of pipe in a vital 54-inch concrete pipeline appears to be failing, and parts of Prince George\u2019s County may be without water for a few days while repairs are made. As a result WSSC is urging customers to begin stocking up on water immediately.\u00a0 Prince George\u2019s County Emergency Services  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t