Overview
- About 33 breaks were under repair across Baltimore City and County on Saturday, with six mains shut and roughly 267 homes without water.
- An active break at 1210 Poplar Hill Rd near Falls Road involves 6- and 10-inch mains requiring a four-valve turn-down, affecting about 60 services and three hydrants with no completion time announced.
- DPW reported roughly 397 water-related service calls on Friday and anticipated even higher volumes Saturday, with many tied to frozen household pipes.
- Baltimore’s DPW activated a Water Main Command Center last week to centralize monitoring, prioritize repairs, and keep the response in place until temperatures moderate.
- Officials urge residents to run a small trickle, open cabinet doors, disconnect outside hoses, keep bottled water on hand, and report issues to 311 in the city or 443-263-2220 in the county.