Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) provides safe drinking water and wastewater treatment for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. It was established on May 1, 1918. It is the eighth largest water and wastewater utility in the United States. The WSSC serves over 1.7 million people in an approximately convert|1000|sqmi|km2|sing=on area and owns and manages over convert|10000|mi|km of water and sewer mains. [Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Laurel, MD. [http://www.wsscwater.com/about/FactSheet.cfm "WSSC Fact Sheet."] Accessed March 9, 2008.]
Operations
A bicounty agency, WSSC has extensive regulatory functions. It promulgates and enforces the plumbing code for its jurisdiction as well as reviews and approves contract plans for extensions of water and sewer mains. The agency operates 4 reservoirs, 3 drinking water filtration plants, and 7 wastewater treatment plants. It also collects wastewater which is treated by the Blue Plains plant (operated by DC WASA) in Washington, D.C.
Facilities
* managed jointly with Fairfax County Water Authority and Washington Aqueduct.
Management
The WSSC is overseen by six commissioners, three from Montgomery County and three from Prince George's County. These commissioners are appointed by their respective county executives with the approval of the county councils. The day-to-day operations are the responsibility of a general manager, who supervises a staff of over 1,500. The Commission's budget for Fiscal Year 2008 (which ended June 30, 2008) was $807.5 million. [WSSC. [http://www.wsscwater.com/budget/cip/FY2008Proposed/FY08ApprovedBudgetBook.pdf "Fiscal Year 2008 Approved Budget."] July 1, 2007.] The agency headquarters offices are located in Laurel, Maryland.
References
External links
* [http://www.wsscwater.com/ Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission]
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