Baltimore City - CitiStat - Results - DPW Water & Wastewater (DPW-WWW)

Fiscal Year 2007

Continued Reduction of Average Service Times. The Bureau of Water and Waste Water continues to have no working backlog and has once again lowered the target resolution time for three service request categories. Discolored water, low pressure, and taste complaints will now be handled by the Bureau in less than time than ever before.

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Consent Decree Funding. The City is taking maximum advantage of available State Revolving Loan financing for its Consent Decree projects, a series of projects to improve Baltimore’s antiquated sewer system. Because the City qualifies as a disadvantaged community, interest rates for SRF loans are less than 1%. This approach will save millions of dollars in financing costs.
New Initiatives to cut Costs. The City is exploring new opportunities to reduce operating costs through new technology, such as on-site hypochlorite generation, wind turbines, and automated meter reading.
Back River Methane Recovery. A unique public/private partnership with Johnson Controls, Inc. will lead to the construction of a new facility at the Back River Plant that will produce electricity from the excess methane gas produced at the plant. This facility is expected to save the utility up to $2,000,000 in electricity costs annually.
Steel Plates. The City has had 7% fewer steel plates on the ground so far this year compared to this time last year.

Sun. October 12, 2008