Wssc Water

Operates multiple reservoirs, filtration plants, and recovery facilities to ensure reliable water services.

Showcases sustainable innovation by turning biosolids into renewable natural gas to power buses.

A bi

county public commission governed by representatives from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Environmental stewardship is a core value—it guides our behavior, decisions and investments in green buildings, pollution prevention and control, renewable energy and climate change adaptation

Using the latest technologies to reduce our environmental impact

Ensuring our operations are economically and environmentally sustainable with the least impact

Targeting a 75% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net

zero by 2050

Operates nearly 25,000 solar panels and wind turbines to offset emissions

Completed a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation/Mitigation Plan in 2020

Converted biosolids into RNG with the Piscataway Bioenergy Facility, projected to generate $4 million in revenue annually and save $3.4 million/year in costs, while cutting GHG emissions through methane recovery

Installed advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal at Seneca WRRF, saving $575,000/year in energy and chemical costs

Upgraded pumps, blowers, and lighting—LED retrofits save $1.6 million/year in energy and $545,000/year from lighting alone

Recycled over 495 tons of scrap metal and saved approximately 250 trees (equivalent to 2.1 million sheets of paper) in 2022