Charles County, MD
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2023-04-25
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Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 291 Water and Sewers
- Division 1: Code of Public Local Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Artificial Tanning Devices
- Ch 8 Bond Sales
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Building Code
- Ch 17 Building Projects
- Ch 21 Circuit Court
- Ch 24 Code Supplements
- Ch 27 Commissioners, County
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Dredging Operations
- Ch 37 Elderly Care Homes
- Ch 38 Election Districts
- Ch 41 Electrical Apparatus and Wiring
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 False Alarms
- Ch 48 Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of
- Ch 51 Firearms
- Ch 54 Volunteer Fire Companies, Rescue Squads, Mobile Intensive Care Units and Dive Rescue Units
- Ch 58 Garbage
- Ch 62 Heritage Commission
- Ch 64 Housing Cooperatives
- Ch 67 Hucksters
- Ch 69 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 70 Human Resources Committee
- Ch 72 Hunting
- Ch 75 Landings, Public
- Ch 77 Land Records
- Ch 79 Massage Establishments
- Ch 80 Medical Treatment and Facilities
- Ch 81 Minimum Livability Code
- Ch 85 Nuisances; Public Health
- Ch 87 Officers and Employees
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 Planning and Growth Management, Department of; Facilities, Department of
- Ch 100 Right to Farm
- Ch 104 Roads and Bridges
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 111 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 Scholarships
- Ch 116 Schools
- Ch 119 Self-Liquidating Projects
- Ch 122 Sewers and Drainage Systems
- Ch 125 Sheriff
- Ch 127 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 130 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 133 Trash Disposal
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Women's Commission
- Ch 145 Zoning
- Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 147 Advocacy Council for Children, Youth and Families
- Ch 148 Affirmative Action
- Ch 150 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- Ch 158 Clean Energy Loan Program
- Ch 162 Deferred Compensation Program
- Ch 164 Drug Enforcement and Education Special Reserve Fund
- Ch 166 Education Reimbursement Guidelines
- Ch 170 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 175 Grants
- Ch 178 Housing Authority Board
- Ch 180 (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Liability Indemnification
- Ch 187 Mental Health Services
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 190 Nursing Scholarship Program
- Ch 192 Occupational Safety and Health
- Ch 197 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 200 Planning Commission
- Ch 203 Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 208 School Crossing Guards
- Ch 209 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Sheriff's Office
- Ch 211 Substance Abuse Advisory Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 215 Agricultural Preservation Districts
- Ch 216 Alarm Systems
- Ch 218 Ambulances, Private
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 226 Cable Communications
- Ch 227 Car Sales
- Ch 228 Contractors
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 234 Electrical Standards
- Ch 235 Farming
- Ch 236 Fees
- Ch 238 Flood Damage Control
- Ch 240 Gambling Permits
- Ch 241 Gas Standards
- Ch 244 Grading and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 245 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 247 Homeowners' Associations
- Ch 249 Impact Fees
- Ch 252 Land Use
- Ch 254 Landfills
- Ch 257 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts
- Ch 260 Noise Control
- Ch 265 Real Property Transactions
- Ch 269 Scrap Metal Processors
- Ch 271 Senior Citizens Clubs
- Ch 274 Stormwater Management
- Ch 275 Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
- Ch 276 Streets, Roads and Sidewalks
- Ch 278 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 281 Taxation
- Ch 283 Telephone Access to 911 Emergency Assistance
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 291 Water and Sewers
- Ch 291 Art I General Provisions
- § 291-1 Abbreviations and definitions.
- § 291-2 Authority.
- § 291-3 Violations and penalties.
- § 291-4 Service areas.
- § 291-5 Transitional provisions.
- § 291-6 Design variances.
- § 291-7 Fee assessment authority.
- Ch 291 Art II Permitting
- § 291-8 Power and duties of Department of Planning and Growth Management.
- § 291-9 Permits required.
- § 291-10 Inspection of work and approval.
- § 291-11 Public safety.
- Ch 291 Art III Water Service
- § 291-12 Water service - subject to the water and sewer ordinance.
- § 291-13 Application for service.
- § 291-14 Water service lines.
- § 291-15 Meters and meter housing water.
- § 291-16 Extra meter tests.
- § 291-17 Meter reading and billing.
- § 291-18 Payments and penalties.
- § 291-19 Special service charges.
- § 291-20 Water service regulations.
- § 291-21 Extensions to water mains.
- § 291-22 Swimming pools.
- § 291-23 Fire service.
- § 291-24 Water used in the production of products.
- § 291-25 Boiler pressure; electrical grounding systems.
- § 291-26 Credits against water connection charges.
- § 291-27 Preparation of plans.
- § 291-28 Notification of customers.
- § 291-29 Cross-connection control program.
- Ch 291 Art IV Sewer Service
- § 291-30 Sewer service.
- § 291-31 Application for service.
- § 291-32 Sewer service lines.
- § 291-33 Payments and penalties.
- § 291-34 General service regulations.
- § 291-35 Notification of customers.
- § 291-36 Sewer use regulations.
- § 291-37 Application for sewerage connection, extension of construction.
- § 291-38 Preparation of plans.
- Ch 291 Art V Construction Process
- § 291-39 Systems serving multiple sites.
- § 291-40 Individual well and septic systems within development district.
- § 291-41 Preliminary plans.
- § 291-42 Construction drawings and specifications.
- § 291-43 Certificate of substantial completion.
- § 291-44 Certificate of final completion acceptance.
- § 291-45 Dedication.
- § 291-46 Reimbursements.
- Ch 291 Art VI Allocation
- § 291-47 Statement of policy.
- § 291-48 Purpose.
- § 291-49 Applicability.
- § 291-50 Allocation of available capacity.
- § 291-51 Allocation process.
- § 291-52 Transfers of allocations.
- § 291-53 Time limit on allocations.
- § 291-54 Supplemental service area policies.
- § 291-55 Severability.
- § 291-56 Allocation of reclaimed effluent supply.
- Ch 291 Art VII Front Foot Assessment
- § 291-57 Policy of front foot assessment.
- § 291-58 Determining amount of front foot measurement.
- § 291-59 Appeal process.
- § 291-60 Levy and/or abatement.
- Ch 291 Art VIII Design Criteria
- § 291-61 General.
- § 291-62 Water mains.
- § 291-63 Minimum design guidelines and requirements for water facilities.
- § 291-64 Sewer mains.
- § 291-65 Minimum design guidelines and requirements for wastewater pumping stations and related facilities.
- Ch 295 Disposable Products
- Ch 297 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 298 Forest Conservation
- Ch 299 Resilience Authority
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners 11-3-1976 by Res. No.
76-53, as revised through September 2011. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Facilities — See Ch. 97.
Sewers and drainage systems — See Ch. 122.
Flood damage — See Ch. 238.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 274.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Water and Sewer Service Areas
Attachment 2 - Appendix B, Application for Water and/or Sewer Utility ServiceAttachment 3 - Hydrant Meter Rental Contract Terms and ConditionsAttachment 4 - Water and Sewer ChargesAttachment 5 - Certificate of Substantial CompletionAttachment 6 - Certificate of Final Completion AcceptanceAttachment 7 - Appendix G, Guarantee FormAttachment 8 - Dedication AgreementAttachment 9 - Off-Site Reimbursement ExampleAttachment 10 - Allocation TargetsAttachment 11 - Panda Reclaimed Effluent Supply Line Route MapAttachment 12 - Notice of Front Foot Benefit Billing AssessmentAttachment 13 - Front Foot Benefit Method of MeasurementAttachment 14 - Semi-annual LevyAttachment 15 - Water System Design CriteriaAttachment 16 - Hazen-Williams NomographAttachment 17 - Minor Losses of Head in Equivalent LengthsAttachment 18 - Water Connection and Meter SizingAttachment 19 - Appendix S, Wastewater Flow ProjectionsAttachment 20 - Flow Projection Based Upon Gallons Per Person Per DayAttachment 21 - Guiding Factors for Flow ProjectionAttachment 22 - Appendix V, Peak Flow CurveAttachment 23 - Mannings Coefficient of RoughnessAttachment 24 - Manning Equation NomographAttachment 25 - Hydraulic Elements Graph