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An interactive map of active water main breaks is available here: https://baltimoredpw.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8b941f07167243e385a1e260cd82576a

If you click on any district boundary you can see who is in charge of that zone and their email and phone number.

I am sick of people complaining about the city being useless without first trying to use the resources available to us

I don’t know if it’s the case here but this is sometimes done when there is work going on nearby. When they shut down a section of the system there will be pressure spikes. Leaving an open hydrant helps to relieve that pressure without the risk of blowing off your shower head.

That being said you would usually see a bunch of water department trucks around when that’s the rationale.

There’s a fire house like 2 blocks up the road from this. Take a walk and let them know there’s an open hydrant.

Edit: I will also add that the way the water system works is fairly non-intuitive , because it’s almost entirely gravity fed. So the fact that this is at the bottom of a hill may also affect their decision to open it even if the work isn’t necessarily nearby.