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Sewer and water capacity emerge as limits to growth in St. Mary’s 2050 discussions
Summary
Planning staff, METCOM and the health department told commissioners that sewer and water capacity — EDUs, treatment-plant thresholds and MDE groundwater permits — will constrain where and how much development can proceed under the draft plan.
Sewer and water capacity figured prominently in the Jan. 17 Planning Commission work session as a practical check on where the county can accommodate growth.
METCOM and health department staff explained that sewer capacity is tracked through EDU allocations (equivalent dwelling units) and that EDUs are removed from available balances at final site-plan approval. A METCOM representative said the Marley Taylor treatment plant and other facilities determine how many EDUs remain; in the meeting staff discussed…
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