# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 25. Rates and Charges

### Subtitle 5. Service Rates

#### Section 25-501

(a) The Commission shall set a service rate that the Commission considers necessary to provide funds for:

  (1) maintaining, repairing, and operating its water supply and sewer systems, including the overhead expense and depreciation allowance; and

  (2) making any payments to the District of Columbia, as specified in this title.

(b) The service rate:

  (1) shall be chargeable against all properties for a connection with any line owned by the Commission;

  (2) shall be uniform throughout the sanitary district; and

  (3) may be changed as necessary.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)