Calvert County 2008 Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan
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CALVERT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER & SEWERAGE PLAN 2008 PREPARED BY THE CALVERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING January 2008 This Plan and the maps included therein contain color images. Because of the inability of the reproducing technology employed by the Circuit Court to duplicate colors, the user should not rely on the duplicated maps and color images maintained by the Circuit Court Clerk. Instead, the user should consult the original recorded documents which are available at the Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning. Adopted Calvert County Water and Sewer Plan CALVERT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER & SEWERAGE PLAN 2008 Prepared for Board of County Commissioners by the CALVERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING COURTHOUSE PRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678 Gregory A. Bowen, Director L. Christopher Campany, Deputy Director David C. Brownlee, Principal Environmental Planner The Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utilities Barry King, Chief and by Consultant Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc. Staff Support: Ray Alvey Plan was prepared to fulfill the requirements of Maryland Department of Environment Regulations 26.03.01 and to implement county growth management and planning policies. This Plan supersedes the County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan originally adopted November 4, 1975, updated August 2, 1994 and September 29,1998, and amended regularly thereafter. A list of Plan updates and amendments can be found in Appendix A. II Adopted Calvert County Water and Sewer Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................... III LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES & MAPS ........................................................................................................V CERTIFICATES ..........................................................................................................................................VII CHAPTER ONE - COUNTY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ........................................................................... 1 A. LAND USE AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ..................................................................2 B. WASTE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES....................................................................................................2 C. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND GENERAL SERVICES ..................................................................................2 D. WATER AND SEWER ACTION PLAN.......................................................................................................2 E. ORGANIZATION OF AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION..........................................................4 F. AUTHORITY..................................................................................................................................................5 G. TRIENNIAL CYCLE FOR REVISION OF PLAN ......................................................................................6 H. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN ....................................................................................................................6 I. CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF COMMUNITY AND MULTI-USE SYSTEMS..................7 J. CONFORMANCE WITH WATER CONSERVATION PLUMBING FIXTURE ACT REQUIREMENT (MWCPFA) ....................................................................................................................................................7 K. POLICY ON THE ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY.....................................................................................................................................................8 L. APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLATS AND BUILDING PERMITS.....................................................9 M. DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS PLAN.......................................................................................................10 CHAPTER TWO – BACKGROUND INFORMATION................................................................................. 13 A. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.............................................................................................................13 B. WATER QUALITY CRITERIA...................................................................................................................18 C. POPULATION .............................................................................................................................................20 D. LAND USE...................................................................................................................................................23 CHAPTER THREE – WATER SERVICE PLAN......................................................................................... 31 A. PHILOSOPHY.............................................................................................................................................31 B. GROUND WATER......................................................................................................................................32 C. SURFACE WATER.....................................................................................................................................33 D. WELL DRILLING & WATER ALLOCATIONS..........................................................................................34 E. PROJECTED WATER SUPPLY DEMANDS ..........................................................................................34 F. WATER CONSERVATION........................................................................................................................39 G. QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER............................................................................................................39 H. EXISTING WATER SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................41 I. THE WATER SERVICE PLAN ..................................................................................................................46 J. PLANNING CATEGORIES OF WATER SERVICE AREAS..................................................................46 K. POLICIES FOR NEW COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND SYSTEM EXTENSIONS ...............47 L. CRITERIA FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS...............................................................................49 M. WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM AREAS .....................................................................................................49 N. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PLAN.................................................................................................51 III Adopted Calvert County Water and Sewer Plan CHAPTER FOUR - SEWERAGE SERVICE PLAN.................................................................................... 53 A. PHILOSOPHY.............................................................................................................................................53 B. PUBLIC FACILITIES - COUNTY SEWAGE SERVICES ......................................................................53 C. POLLUTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL........................................................................................54 D. PRESENT AND PROJECTED SEWAGE DEMANDS AND PLANNED CAPACITIES......................56 E. DEMAND MODIFICATION (SEWAGE)...................................................................................................58 F. EXISTING SEWAGE SYSTEMS ..............................................................................................................58 G. SEPTAGE AND SLUDGE DISPOSAL.....................................................................................................67 H. THE SEWER SERVICE PLAN..................................................................................................................69 I. PLANNING CATEGORIES OF SEWERAGE SERVICE AREAS.........................................................70 J. NEW SEWERAGE PLAN POLICIES ......................................................................................................71 K. SEWAGE PROBLEM AREAS ..................................................................................................................73 CHAPTER FIVE – WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN............................. 77 A. PURPOSE AND SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................77 B. LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING............................................................................................77 C. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PLANNING .............................................................................79 D. PRIORITY SYSTEM...................................................................................................................................79 E. WATER AND SEWER NEEDS ANALYSIS.............................................................................................80 F. PRIORITIES FOR WATER SERVICE......................................................................................................80 G. PRIORITIES FOR SEWERAGE DEVELOPMENT................................................................................82 H. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR WATER AND SEWER ....................................................................86 I. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT……………………………………………………………………………..87 IV Adopted Calvert County Water and Sewer Plan LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES, APPENDICES & MAPS TABLES