Title
A Resolution concerning the 2001 Water and Sewer Plan (December 2007 Cycle of Amendments) for the purpose of changing the water and sewer category designations within the 2001 Water and Sewer Plan
Background
The 2001 Water and Sewer Plan provides for three cycles of category change requests annually to amend the Plan. This Resolution represents the December 2007 Cycle of Amendments.
The 2001 Water and Sewer Plan was adopted by CR-62-2001, and amended by CR-9-2002,
CR-36-2002, CR-56-2002, CR-65-2002, CR-7-2003, CR-34-2003, CR-65-2003, CR-15-2004, CR-41-2004, CR-69-2004, CR-8-2005, CR-43-2005, CR-75-2005, CR-7-2006, CR-21-2006, CR-41-2006, CR-64-2006, CR-81-2006, CR-16-2007, and CR-46-2007. The December 2007 Cycle contains eleven requests for a category change and two requests for a water withdrawal appropriation.
Four category change requests are in the Western Branch sewershed, four are in the Piscataway sewershed and three are in the Mattawoman sewershed.
Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 5, of the Maryland Annotated Code sets procedures for amendments and revisions to the Plan. At least 30 days prior to the public hearing on the amendments, the County Council must submit to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission a copy of the resolution for their recommendations.