City of Rockville Water Restrictions

Rockville has issued mandatory water restrictions for its customers through at least noon Saturday, July 10, while crews work to repair a broken water main.

A 24-inch water main pipe burst around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 7. The pipe serves as the only water main connecting the City's Water Treatment Plant and its distribution system. Currently, Rockville is receiving supplemental water from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).

Crews are replacing two 14-foot sections of pipe because the pipe broke at its joint. It will also have to fill the City's three water tanks before it can lift the mandatory restrictions. The City serves 13,445 homes in Rockville. WSSC customers are not affected by the restrictions.

Rockville is asking its water customers to:

• Stop all outside water use, including watering lawns or gardens, washing cars and topping off swimming pools
• Use water only as necessary
• Limit flushing toilets (do not flush after every use)
• Limit using washing machines and dishwashers (wash full loads only)

Residents who have questions about who their water service provider is should look at their water bill to see if it was issued from the City of Rockville or WSSC. Resident can go to the City’s GIS mapping service and enter their address into the system.

Protecting your home while on vacation

Here are some tips from the Rockville City Police Department for protecting your home while away on vacation.

Although nothing can guarantee a home won't be burglarized there are a few thing you can do to protect your property. These are a few of the more noteworthy tips to make you home look lived in while your away.

1. If you have an alarm...use it, but remember to provide the alarm monitoring company with a phone number where you can be reached.
2. Use light timers and put one of them on a talk radio/news channel. Have them set so that when one light goes off, another comes on in a different part of the house.
3. Let a trusted neighbor know when you're leaving and ask that they monitor your home. Make sure they know if you have any maintenance scheduled...yard work, gutter cleaning, etc. They should also have an emergency contact number for you just in case something comes up.
4. Ask the same neighbor to park their cars in your driveway whenever possible or move yours around periodically. It would be nice if they put the trash cans out too.
5. Newspaper should not accumulate in the driveway. If a neighbor picks them up make sure they are not piled up on your front porch.
6. Prominently display a list of Emergency Contact phone numbers on your phone or refrigerator just in case. This helps officer contact someone in the event a home has been broken into.