Public Works Department

The Public Works Department provides services to residents such as refuse collection, leaf collection, weekly recycling collection, maintenance of roads, sidewalks, curbs and gutter, streetlights and snow plowing operations. For more information about each of these services, use the links on the side menu.

The City maintains its own water and wastewater systems.  The City Water Plant handles the treatment and distribution of all potable water within the City system.  The City system provides water and sewer service to approximately half of City residents, located primarily in the Levitt sections of Bowie north of Route 50.  The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) services the remainder of City residents. 

The Public Works Department handles refuse and recycling collection.  The City collects non-recyclable refuse from its residents twice weekly, according to a published schedule.

Glass, cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, paperboard, telephone books, office paper and junk mail are collected weekly by curbside pickup.  The City operates a drop-off facility for used oil, filters and antifreeze just inside the Public Works entrance on Route 450.  Yard waste is also collected weekly and taken to the County’s yard waste facility near Upper Marlboro. 

The Public Works Department is also responsible for the approval, issuance and inspection of all public improvement permits for new construction within the City.