Water Restrictions Lifted for Prince George’s County

All mandatory water restrictions on residents of southern Prince George’s County have been lifted, according to a statement released by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Friday evening.

Results of water quality tests taken Friday morning show the water in the recently repaired 54-inch water main meets EPA standards, the statement said.

Mandatory water restrictions went into effect on Tuesday after WSSC discovered repairs were needed to the transmission main, which is located in Forestville. Resident in Temple Hills, Oxon Hill, Morningside, Joint Base Andrews and the National Harbor were impacted.

The water restrictions came during Prince George’s County’s first heatwave of the summer, with heat indexes soaring over 100 degrees on multiple days.

“First and foremost we want to thank our residential and business customers for their incredible patience throughout this evolving situation," Jerry N. Johnson, WSSC general manager and CEO, said in the statement.

The WSSC’s requests for water conservation were taken seriously, taking strain off the system while the main was being repaired, Johnson said.

Things could have been worse for residents. WSSC initially though the affected communities would be without water entirely for several days while the transmission main was replaced.