Chapter 03. Engineering Information
Regulation .01 General.LinkCopy Citation
Each application for authority to construct a system shall be accompanied by the information required by this chapter.
Regulation .02 Development Plans.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The applicant shall submit a statement of its plan for developing the service area, which shall include the number of customers expected to be connected to the water system or sewage disposal system, or both, each year until the service area is completely developed.
B.
If the service area is to be developed by definite stages then the area to be covered by each stage shall be shown with the plans.
Regulation .03 Plans, Specifications, and Permits.LinkCopy Citation
The applicant shall file:
A.
A set of complete plans and specifications as approved by the local public works or sanitary authority and the Department of the Environment for the proposed water system, sewage disposal system, or both;
B.
A copy of the State construction permit;
C.
A copy of the discharge permit, if applicable;
D.
A copy of the water appropriation permit if applicable; and
E.
Copies of any other necessary and appropriate federal, State, or local permits.
Regulation .04 System Design Data.LinkCopy Citation
A.
If not included in the information submitted in accordance with Regulation .02 of this chapter, the applicant shall submit the information required by §§B and C of this regulation.
B.
For water systems, the applicant shall submit the following information:
(1)
The demand used in designing the system, including:
(a)
Number and type of service,
(b)
Estimated average daily demand,
(c)
Estimated peak daily demand,
(d)
Required fire flow; and
(2)
The source or sources of supply for the system, including data on the chemical, mineral, and bacteriological characteristics of the source.
C.
For sewage disposal systems, the applicant shall submit the following information:
(1)
The plant loading, including:
(a)
Average daily flow (gallons per day);
(b)
Peak daily flow (gallons per day);
(c)
Pounds of biochemical oxygen demand per day; and
(2)
Effluent limitations if not shown on the State of Maryland discharge permit.
Regulation .05 Construction Information.LinkCopy Citation
The applicant shall submit a brief description and estimated cost of the proposed construction under each three-digit code classification of Utility Plant Accounts as set forth in the most recent publication of “Uniform System of Accounts for Class Water/Sewer Utilities” by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Washington, D. C.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-121 and 5-204, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: October 11, 1982 (9:20 Md. R. 1982)
History: Regulation .03A amended effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 890)