WSSC Water urges residents to store water after outage nearly left taps dry

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — WSSC Water told 7News Thursday that a power outage two weeks ago likely left some residents just hours away from seeing their taps run dry.

At a press conference, the utility urged residents to be ready in case water does run dry in a future emergency.

“Our recommendation is simple,” said Kishia Powell, CEO of WSSC Water. “Store one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days.”…

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