Md. water utility vows to make inspections a priority, regardless of budget

The WSSC promised Monday not to again skip inspections of suburban Maryland’s water pipes — some of which could have been improperly installed, like the recently burst water main on River Road — because of budget woes.

Earlier this decade, a lack of funds led the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the water utility for Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, to cut inspections of its larger pipes.