Abstract: The invention comprises a scrubbing pail device having a pail with a fresh water reservoir detachably mounted to the pail. The reservoir has a recess for receiving a mop, with a rotatable receptacle therein to open and close valve means between the receptacle and the reservoir to allow fresh water from the reservoir to flow onto the mop for cleaning the mop with fresh water from time to time. The receptacle is also rotatable to open and close drain openings between the receptacle and the pail to allow the water in the receptacle to drain into the pail.