As population, business and industry continue to grow in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, Maryland, the area’s water system will be prepared to deliver.That’s due in large part to a 5.3-mile, 84-inch-diameter underground pipeline recently completed by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). The line, known as the Bi-County Water Tunnel, connects two existing water mains that transport water from WSSC’s Potomac water plant to the eastern sections of Montgomery County and most of Prince George’s County.The new line, operational since February, has a capacity of 100 million gallons a day and ensures that constant and reliable water supplies and
New Water Tunnel Built for the Future
Meeting the demands of projected growth required years of precise planning and execution for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and its partners
