Baltimore City Department of Public Works

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is a government agency based in Baltimore, Maryland. The department employs 190 people and generates an annual revenue of $1 billion. The DPW is responsible for a wide range of essential services for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area's 1.8 million residents. These include providing high-quality drinking water through collection, filtration, disinfection, and purification processes. DPW also manages regional wastewater systems, overseeing urban streams, stormwater management, and riparian restoration. They regulate recreational activities at reservoirs and provide solid waste services such as household trash and recycling collection, bulk waste management, street sweeping, and drop-off center and landfill operations. In addition to these core services, the DPW also handles various other tasks. They maintain vacant properties, operate a fleet of boats to clean the harbor, manage public grass strips, remove graffiti, conduct rat eradication efforts, and organize community cleanups. The DPW collaborates with other agencies on emergency operations and snow removal. For more information about the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, visit their website at publicworks.baltimorecity.gov.