FY2023 Adopted Operating and Capital Budget

FY2023 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Water and Sewer Utilities Division

Water and Sewer Utilities Division The Division provides for the planning, construction and operation of the county's water supply and wastewater disposal infrastructure. The Water and Sewer Fund operates as a separate, self-supporting Enterprise Fund to ensure financial sustainability of this critical public service. Specialized Departments within this Division provide unique services to both residential and non-residential customers.

Department of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal The Department of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal is responsible for the operation of the County's wastewater treatment plants. The Ballenger-McKinney Wastewater Treatment Plant is the County's largest wastewater treatment facility and is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This Department ¶V VWDWH -certified operators operate all treatment plants to comply with Federal Clean Water Act requirements and Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) goals established by the State of Maryland. Department of Water Purification and Distribution

The Department of Water Purification and Distribution is responsible for the operation of the County's water treatment plants and water distribution systems. The water source for most County customers is the Potomac River or with some receiving their water from ground water sources in various aquifers throughout the County. The County's primary water treatment facility, the New Design Water Treatment Plant is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Department's state-certified operators provide routine daily operation of the County's water supply infrastructure to ensure that customers receive water that continually complies with Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. Department of Engineering and Planning The Department of Engineering and Planning performs numerous important functions related to the planning, design and construction of all County-owned water and sanitary sewer infrastructure. Water infrastructure includes water treatment plants, water booster pumping stations, transmission mains, water storage tanks, and distribution mains. Wastewater infrastructure includes wastewater treatment plants, wastewater pumping stations, interceptors, collection systems and treated effluent outfall sewers. Department of Regulatory Compliance The Department of Regulatory Compliance plans and coordinates the enforcement of state and local regulations regarding the compliance, monitoring and prevention of contamination and pollution of the public water supply and environment. Additionally, the department staffs a Maryland State-certified water quality laboratory, which supports operations personnel by annually performing over 25,000 analyses used for both compliance and treatment process control.

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