2013 Maryland Code
PUBLIC UTILITIES
§ 23-303 - Content of Program

§23-303.

A Program shall include:

(1) the major projects that the Commission determines may be required in each of the next 6 fiscal years:

(i) in the sanitary district; and

(ii) in geographical areas outside the sanitary district that the Commission determines are appropriate to include in the Program;

(2) a statement of the objectives and the relationship to the long-range development plans designated by each county for each major project;

(3) a projected construction schedule, an estimate of cost, and a statement of funding sources, including contributions that may be required for the construction of a major project;

(4) the information and documentation for each major project that the Commission is required to submit for the 6-year period covered by the Program under Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article;

(5) the addition of a new major project and the deletion, modification, or rescheduling of a previously approved major project for which a construction contract has not been awarded or will not be awarded during the fiscal year in which the Program is being submitted;

(6) an indication, by major project, of the mains for which construction contributions have been made or committed and the amounts of contributions as of the date of the preparation of the Program;

(7) additional information for major projects for which contributions are made or committed before approval or amendment of the Program; and

(8) for each major project, as applicable:

(i) the estimated maximum diameter, length, and location of water and sewer mains;

(ii) the design capacity and approximate location of pumping stations;

(iii) the maximum population that could be served by each sewer construction item as the item is proposed to be designed;

(iv) the maximum area limits that could be served by gravity systems for each sewer system construction item and the area that each item is designed to serve, with the area limits set forth in a general narrative statement and on a map;

(v) the demonstrated need for each major project, including a presentation of appropriate facts justifying the proposed construction; and

(vi) the estimated cost of each construction item in the Program.