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Commission reviews water & sewer service maps, recommends streamline and CWSP updates
Summary
Staff briefed the planning commission on the county’s Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan (CWSP), recommended consolidating near‑term/future developer‑funded categories, moving static maps to a dynamic GIS, regular reviews, and clarified how EDUs, package plants, and no‑plan service areas function.
The Saint Mary's County Planning Commission spent the Sept. 24 work session reviewing the county’s Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan and the relationship of service categories to growth and rural planning areas.
The briefing covered the CWSP adopted in 2017 (staff said it has had 10 amendments since adoption) and how the plan’s water and sewer service categories align with growth areas, town centers, development districts and rural areas. "The comprehensive water and sewage plan identifies the county's growth management policies related to water and sewer infrastructure and generally aligns with growth area designation," Leanne (staff member) told the commission.
Policy and map details: Staff described existing service categories in the 2017 CWSP (examples: W1/S1 for existing service; W3/S3 for service planned in 3–5 years with a developer 'D' designation; W6/S6 for potential future service with developer funding noted). Rural categories include RWD/RSD for developer‑funded shared systems (example: shared wells or community systems), RSE for…
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