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The
Maryland Department of the Environment’s primary mission is
to protect and restore the quality of Maryland's air, water,
and land resources. http://www.mde.state.md.us/
The
Maryland Department of the Environment’s Public Drinking Water
Program sets and enforces drinking water standards by inspecting
water treatment plants and distribution systems. It surveys
drinking water systems to determine levels of nitrates, lead,
volatile synthetic or organic chemicals, and other contaminants.
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The
American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international
nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the
improvement of drinking water quality and supply. (http://www.awwa.org/asp/default.asp).
Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply
professionals in the world. Its more than 50,00 members represent
the full spectrum of the drinking water commnity: treatment
plant operators and managers, scientists,environmentalists,
manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others who hold
genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership
includes more than 4,000 utilities that supply water to roughly
180 million people in North America.
The American Water Works Association is dedicated to the promotion
of public health and welfare in the provision of drinking water
of unquestionable quality and sufficient quantity. AWWA must
be proactive and effective in advancing the technology,science,
management, and government policies relative to the stewardship
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Baltimore
County
The
City of Baltimore provides drinking water to over 600,000 residents
in Baltimore County. Major portaions of the Liberty Reservioir
and Loch Raven Reservoir watersheds are located in Baltimore
County as well as several potable water storage tanks and pumping
stations.
Baltimore County is a major consumer of drinking water produced
by the City of Baltimore. The 1994 average-day and maximum-day
demands were 102 million gallons per day and 152 million gallons
per day.
These demands are projected to increase to 156 million gallons
per day and 234 million gallons per day, respectively. Continued
demand for additional drinking water along with tougher federal
drinking water regulations will require additional capital expenditures
by the City and County in the coming years. |
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Howard
County
The
City of Baltimore provides drinking water supplies to the eastern
portion of Howard County http://www.co.ho.md.us/
The
raw water supply comes from Liberty Reservoir which is treated
at the City’s Ashburton Water Filtration Plant.
The County’s system is currently supplied through three connections
to the City water system and one from the Washington Suburban
Sanitation Commission.The
three City/County connections are Gunn Road, Route 40, and Elkridge.
Through these connections, the County can receive an average
flow of 38.5 million gallons per day with a maximum flow of
68.1 million gallons per day. |
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Anne
Arundel County
The
City of Baltimore has an agreement to provide up to ? million
gallons per day of drinking water to residents of Anne Arundel County from the Second
Distribution Zone.
Water reaching Anne Arundel County residents is treated at the
Ashburton Filtration Plant.The
raw water supply comes from Liberty Reservoir.
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Carroll
County
The City of Baltimore maintains two separate agreements with
Carroll County. One allows the Freedom Sanitary District to
withdrawal an average flow of 2.4 million gallons per day and
a maximum flow of 3.0 million gallons per day of untreated water
from Liberty Reservoir.
The second agreement is with the Town of Westminster and recognizes
the rigt of Westminster to take up to 2 MGD from tributaries
of the Patapsco River. The North Branch of the Patapsco River
is the main feeder stream to Liberty Reservoir. |
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