ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

In 1972, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was created in the course of a reorganization of the Montgomery County government which combined the former Department of Inspection and Licenses, the Division of Environmental Health (of the Health Department), and the Division of Solid Waste Management (of the Department of Public Works) into a single agency. The mission of the DEP is to promote a healthful, safe, and beneficial environment through planning and implementing programs and services which preserve and enhance the quality of the natural environment, conserve energy, and ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations. The Department was originally organized into six divisions, the Division of Housing and Animal Control, the Division of Solid Waste Management, the Division of Resource Protection, the Division of Construction Codes Enforcement, the Division of Public Facilities, and the Division of Research and Monitoring.

The Division of Resource Protection was concerned chiefly with the conservation and protection of water through the management of storm and waste water as well as through the disposal of the sludge generated by these processes. It was also responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of air quality and noise controls.

These functions are now divided among several programs administered by the DEP: Water and Wastewater Management, Watershed Management, Environmental Policy and Compliance, Sediment Control, Floodplain Management, and Stormwater Management.

PROCESSING PROCEDURES

General processing procedures consisted of discarding duplicates, unnecessary binders, and routine transmittals. Oversized documents and photographs were removed from the original location in their assigned series and placed in separate containers. Separation sheets were inserted in the original location within the folder to indicate the new location of any records placed elsewhere.

Preservation copying of newspaper clippings was performed whenever feasible. Records in folders were arranged, unless otherwise indicated, in forward chronological order, with undated records appearing at the end of the folder.

PROVENANCE

Not applicable.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The records comprise 6.33 cubic feet of material dating from 1961 to 1983. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, maps and charts, notes, reports and studies, transparencies, photographs, legal material, statements and testimony, a blueprint, clippings, minutes, agendas, postcards and telegrams, worksheets, notices, budgets and expenses, grant applications and contracts, resolutions, bills, lists, chronologies, proposals, petitions, and regulations.

The records are arranged in seven series:

Series I: Water Sewerage: WSSC CIP and County CIP

Subseries I: Projects

Subseries II: Plans

Series II: Water and Sewage Management

Subseries I: Sewerage Treatment Plants

Subseries II: Water Supply

Series III: Council of Governments 208 Plan

Series IV: Dickerson AWT Facility

Series V: Sludge Management

Series VI: Stormwater Management

Series VII: Environmental Policy and Compliance

Subseries I: Air Quality Control

Subseries II: Noise Control

Subseries III: General.

RELATED RECORDS

Material relating to these records can also be found in the following archival holdings:

Record Group 1: County Executive

Printed Materials

Record Group 2: County Council

Montgomery County Council

Printed Materials

Papers of Neal Potter.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series I: Water Sewerage: WSSC CIP and County CIP, 1961-1981 (1.0 cu.ft.)

The Water Quality Control Section of the Division of Resource Protection was responsible for maintaining records of the Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs) of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and of the County. These CIPs listed the projects planned for the next six years, including school, road, and sewer programs. The records in this series consist of maps, notes, correspondence, memoranda, transparencies, statements, reports, legal material, and clippings concerning such topics as a moratorium on sewer construction, Ten Year Water and Sewer Plans, and specific sewer and water projects.

This series is arranged in two subseries: Projects, and Plans.

Subseries 1: Projects, 1961-1981 (0.7 cu.ft.)

In addition to containing materials relating to sewer and water supply projects, this subseries also documents an attempt by Montgomery County officials and citizens to dissolve and reorganize the WSSC into separate departments of water and sewer for each county.

The folders are arranged alphabetically.

Subseries 2: Plans, 1967-1979 (0.3 cu.ft.)

This subseries contains material relating to the WSSC CIPs and the Ten Year Water and Sewer Plans formulated by Montgomery County as mandated by Maryland law. This involved coordination of the planning and development of water supply and sewerage facilities with County goals related to land use, staging, adequate facilities, capital improvements, and environmental protection. The functions of this program included water and sewer category changes, record plat approval, review of water and sewerage capital projects, guidance for master plans, and support to the County Executive and the County Council on state, regional, and local issues involving all water supply and sewerage issues.

These records are divided into the WSSC CIP and the County CIP, and then arranged in chronological order.

Series II: Water and Sewage Management, 1966-1981 (1.0 cu.ft.)

This series consists of those records of the Water Quality Control Section of the Division of Resource Protection which deal with the management of water and sewage. Records include

correspondence, memoranda, legal material, photographs, a blueprint and a clipping, minutes, agendas, reports, studies, statements and testimony, notices, postcards and telegrams, and worksheets relating to wastewater treatment, water quality and conservation, planning, and growth.

This series is arranged into two subseries: Sewerage Treatment Plants and Water Supply. Both are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.

Subseries 1: Sewerage Treatment Plants, 1966-1981 (0.75 cu.ft.)

In May 1970, the U.S. Department of Interior denied use of the Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C. to both Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. The next month, the District of Columbia and the WSSC signed the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Agreement, whereby the two counties agreed to dispose of the sludge produced by the plant at sites alternating between their jurisdictions. As a result of this crisis, Montgomery County imposed a moratorium on the construction of sewers; began a site selection process for its own treatment plant; hired a firm to perform environmental, community, engineering, and financial evaluations of four sites; worked with the Maryland Environmental Service to develop a comprehensive water quality analysis of the Potomac River; instituted a water conservation program; and established several WSSC-operated interim wastewater treatment facilities. Records in this subseries relate to such subjects as sewerage flow allotments and reduction, sewer moratorium exceptions, water conservation programs, and portable package wastewater systems. Included here are reports by the Committee on Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility, correspondence and memoranda relating to amendments to the Ten Year Water and Sewerage Plans, and a report in the Sewer Service Policy folder on the use of water and sewer services as a means of controlling growth.

Subseries 2: Water Supply, 1967-1980 (0.25 cu.ft.)

Montgomery County undertook several studies and monitoring programs to improve water quality and conservation of its own and surrounding water resources. The County entered into the Potomac River Basin Compact, agreeing to cooperate with other affected jurisdictions to clean up and preserve the river, and instituted several task forces, including a Bi-County Water Supply Task Force and a Sediment Control Task Force. The records in this subseries document these activities, and also contain reports from the U.S. Geological Survey on the availability of groundwater and hydrologic data for the County. These can be found in the Technical Correspondence folder. This subseries also includes reservoir studies, water quality studies, and water conservation agreements.

Series III: Council of Government 208 Plan, 1971-1980 (1.5 cu.ft.)

The records in this series document Montgomery Council's participation in the activities of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). The COG coordinated the development of wastewater management plans in the metropolitan area in accordance with Section 208 of the Federal Pollution Control Act, which provided federal funds for the development of such plans. It proposed to establish a Metropolitan Washington Water Resources Planning Board as the 208 Agency which would be responsible for planning and managing a comprehensive program based on integrated planning and control over such activities as municipal and industrial wastewater, storm and combined sewer runoff, nonpoint source pollutants, and land use as it related to water quality. The records detail the opposition of County Executive James Gleason to this proposal in favor of a decision-making process over which the County could exert more local control. The Montgomery County Council overruled him and also thwarted his subsequent attempts to have County staff represent the County's interests on the Planning Board.

The records contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, worksheets, reports and studies, notes, grant applications, budgets, contracts, resolutions, a bill, lists, and printed material relating to pollution monitoring sample results, land use policies, and water quality. Records generated by the Water Resources Citizen Advisory Committee, the Water Resources Planning Board, and the Technical Advisory Committee are also included. Of special significance are the March 1978 draft version of the Metropolitan Washington Water Quality Management Plan in Box 4 and the FY 1979 Work Program in the Plan and Final Comments Folder in Box 3. These materials were the result of a four year effort by the County Council, County Executive, County staff, and advisory groups and committees to address in a comprehensive manner the issues of wastewater treatment, land use, and managed growth.

Arrangement is alphabetical.

Series IV: Dickerson AWT Facility, 1972-1978 (0.8 cu.ft.)

Explosive growth in the Washington Metropolitan region overburdened the D.C. Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant, on which many of the jurisdictions relied. In May 1970, the U.S. Department of Interior denied use of the treatment plant to both Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. As a result of this crisis, Montgomery County began a site selection process for its own treatment plant and hired a firm to perform environmental, community, engineering, and financial evaluations of four sites. Records in this series document the site selection debate between Darnestown and Dickerson, and the studies and processes that resulted in the choice of Dickerson for an Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) facility. Materials include studies and reports, maps and charts, minutes, agendas, correspondence, memoranda, statements, contracts, notes, and printed material as well as correspondence from Montgomery County citizens and civic groups, reports from contractors, cost estimates, and an EPA review of the proposed facility. Also documented is the final rejection of the project by the EPA in 1976 after six years of planning, the reasons for its disapproval and recommendations of alternative plans, the legal complaint filed by the County, and statements from County Executive James P. Gleason and EPA Administrator, Russell E. Train.

The files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series V: Sludge Management, 1971-1983 (1.23 cu.ft.)

In May 1970, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties were informed by the U.S. Department of Interior that they could no longer use the Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C. unless they agreed to dispose of the sludge that was produced by the plant. The next month, the District of Columbia and the WSSC, on behalf of the two counties, signed the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Agreement. The Maryland counties worked out a plan to dispose of their share of the sludge within their jurisdictions according to a formula based on the amount of wastewater they created. Montgomery County also began a site selection process for its own treatment plant and hired a firm to perform environmental, community, engineering, and financial evaluations of four sites. In the meantime, both counties selected sites in their respective jurisdictions on which raw sludge would be disposed of through the use of the trenching method. One of the Montgomery County sites was located at New Hampshire Avenue and Ednor, and its preparation and operation are particularly well documented due to vocal citizen opposition. The County also offered its residents treated sludge for use as an agricultural fertilizer and soil-conditioner. This program, which was developed by the University of Maryland, approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Environmental Service, and supplemented by vigorous monitoring and planning, won an award for the County in 1977 from the National Association of Counties. Besides these interim measures, the County began long-range planning for the treatment of its wastewater and disposal of sludge.

The records contain correspondence, memoranda, charts and maps, notes, reports and studies, testimony, lists, chronologies, petitions, minutes, agendas, worksheets, proposals, and publications relating to site selection, the composting of sludge, and other alternatives for its treatment and disposal. Input from government officials, experts in the field, contractors, and citizens fully documents the entire process from site selection to reclamation. The materials also include technical reports on site evaluation, the monitoring of stream and water quality, and soil evaluation. Other items of interest are a chronology of the County's efforts to manage its sludge by composting; a report describing the generation, treatment and disposal of sludge; and a history of the program set forth in a memorandum from County Executive Charles Gilchrist to Montgomery County Council President, Scott Fosler. They can be found in Box 6 in the folders marked "Sludge Disposal Under Court Order of July 1978." A list of sites considered for the processing and disposal of wastes from 1971 to 1978 is in the second folder labeled "Sludge Management Systems and Product Development, General Topics."

The series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series VI: Stormwater Management, 1971-1983 (0.6 cu.ft.)

In the 1970s, as Montgomery County felt the impact of its explosive growth, it was required to begin the process of formulating a stormwater management (SWM) program. During the process of urbanization, construction practices modify the contours of the land in order to increase its drainage. Roads, parking lots, roofs, and other structures impervious to water compound the problem by reducing the surface area available for drainage. During periods of intense or prolonged rainfall, peak stormwater runoff therefore increases dramatically, unleashing tremendous flows that result in flooding, erosion, sedimentation, and structural damage. In addition, significant water quality degradation occurs as large volumes of polluted urban runoff and sediment loads are carried into streams and rivers.

The SWM program's purpose was to develop and implement plans and projects to collect, store, treat, transport, and dispose of stormwater in an environmentally sound manner. Program goals were to protect natural and man-made drainageways from excessive erosion and sedimentation, assist in the maintenance of established water quality standards, and preserve and enhance the overall environmental quality of stream valley areas throughout the County. The program today includes review and approval of stormwater management concept and design plans, inspection of stormwater management facilities construction for compliance with approved plans, and inspection of completed facilities for maintenance needs.

A statewide sediment control program was adopted by the Maryland General Assembly in 1970. This program required approval by the Montgomery County Soil Conservation District (MSCD) of all sediment control plans, including the management of stormwater. In 1971, the MSCD imposed SWM requirements that mandated the inclusion of onsite SWM structures in every development plan. The developer was given the choice of design, which had to meet basic criteria and obtain the approval of the MSCD. The County also developed a system of centralized SWM detention and retention structures. These impoundments provided for the controlled release of storm flows to reduce erosion, sedimentation, water quality degradation, and flooding. Other measures undertaken by the County included stream valley improvements, the establishment of drainage systems, and the monitoring of both water quality and compliance.

The records in this series consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, agendas, regulations, lists, budget and expense related material, charts, a proposal, contract, and map, and document the early development of the modern SWM program in the County. They also include specific information for the Watts, Muddy Branch, Seneca, Shady Branch and Wheaton Branch basins, as well as cost breakdowns by project. The records provide details on the development of adequate standards for onsite stormwater retention structures, the National Flood Insurance Program, and a survey to determine the County's floodplain.

This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series VII: Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1965-1980 (0.2 cu.ft.)

This series consists of documents relating to the Department of Environmental Protection's smaller scale projects. Topics include air and noise pollution control, as well as recreational areas such as the Potomac Valley National Park and Seneca State Park.

This series is divided into three subseries: Air Quality Control, Noise Control, and General. The folders are arranged alphabetically within each subseries.

Subseries 1: Air Quality Control, 1971-1979 (2 folders)

This subseries contains memoranda, correspondence, and testimony relating to the County's participation in air quality planning as part of the National Capital Interstate Air Quality Control Region. Most of the material pertains to regulations, proposed amendments, and funding.

Subseries 2: Noise Control, 1972-1978 (4 folders)

In 1972, Council members Idamae Garrott and Sidney Kramer proposed noise control legislation for the County. An ordinance was included in the County Code of 1972, but enforcement was delayed while the DEP officials charged with administering and enforcing it compiled reliable data. A Noise Control Task Force was appointed in 1973.

The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, testimony and comments, reports, noise surveys, and a clipping. Several letters from Montgomery County citizens in support of the ordinance are included, as are statements and reports from acoustical experts and engineers.

Subseries 3: General, 1965-1980 (5 folders)

These records contain memoranda, correspondence, notes, statements, reports, a bill, and a map, and deal with subjects not central to the DEP's mission, such as parks and park land acquisition. The Master Development Plan for Seneca Creek State Park is included here.

Box 1

Series I: Water Sewerage: WSSC CIP and County CIP

Subseries 1: Projects

Briggs Chaney Road, Water and Sewer Project #113, 1969

Buckhorn/Northwest Branch, Sewer Project #35, 1967-1969

Crabbs Branch, Sewer Project #48, 1967-1978

Colesville Water Tank, Project #28, 1961-1976

Damascus, Sewer Project #94, 1966-1981

Damascus, Water Project #46.2, 1970-1973

Hawkins Creamery Road, Water Service, 1968-1969

Little Falls Branch, Replacement & Sewer Project #102.1-.4, 1974-1977

Long Draught, Sewer Project #72, 1968-1970

Montgomery Village, Sewer Project #83, 1969-1972

Muddy Branch, 70-S Interchange, 1973

Muddy Branch, Sewer Project #85, 1968-1972

Muddy Branch, Relief Sewer WSSC Project #S-105-2, 1974-1975

Northwest Branch, Relief Sewer Project #91.2, 1972-1973

Olney Mill, Water Sewer Addition: Reddy Branch Sewage Pumping Station Project #62, 1966-1971

Paint Branch, Sewer Project #33 and Project #33.3, 1963-1979

Rock Creek Basin, Sewer Project #49, #49.1-.3, #49-.6 &-.7: Rock Creek/Winters Run, Rock Creek Relief Sewer, Turkey Branch Relief Sewer, Upper Rock Creek Basin, North Branch, 1969-1972

Seneca Creek Basin, Sewer Project #82, #82.1-.3: Mateny Road, Gunners Branch, Lang Properties, 1966-1974

Seneca Creek, Relief Sewer, Project #105.1, 1970-1972

Seneca Creek Basin, Sewer Project #84, 84.6-.7: Little Seneca Creek, Churchill Town, 1968- 1978

Silver Spring, Water Project #80, 1975-1979

Sligo Creek, Relief Sewer (Silver Spring Avenue), Project #98.1, 1970-1972

Tridelphia Reservoir Pump/Storage, Water Project #133, 1972-1976

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: Correspondence, General, 1968-1977

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: Dissolution and Reorganization, 1975-1977

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: Easement and Right-of-Way Requests, 1970-1975

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: Legislation, 1968-1976

Water Storage Facilities (re: Poolesville Water Tank), 1972-1976

Whetstone Run, Sewer Project #53, #53.1-.3: Branch A, Branch J Interceptor, Clopper Road, Great Seneca Relief Sewer, 1968-1972

Subseries 2: Plans

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1968-72, 1967-1971

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1969-1973, 1968-1969

WSSC CIP Budget FY 1971-1972, FY 1972-1973 and FY 1973-1974, 1971-1973

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1974-1979, 1972-1973

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1975-1980, 1971-1974

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1976-1981, 1973-1974

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1977-1982, 1975-1977

WSSC CIP Five Year Program: 1978-1983, 1976

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan (WSSC), 1980 General Background, 1967-1972

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan (WSSC), Review of 1980 Plan, 1968-1974

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan, Clarksburg Zoning: Application and Choice, 1968-1974

County CIP Requests for Amendment to Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan and Private Treatment Plants, 1972-1976

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1975-84, 1973-1975

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1976-85: Evaluations to Amendments, etc., 1972- 1975

County CIP Request for Interim Sewer Service, 1974-1976

County CIP Interim Sewer Service Charge, 1974-1976

County CIP Seneca Interim Treatment Plant Capacity Allocation, 1974-1978

County CIP Interim Period Sewer Allocation: Seneca II, 1975-1979

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1976-85: Sewer/Water Category Change Requests- IIm and IIa, Petitions, County Memos, 1974-1976

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1976-85: Consortia Treatment Plants, Applications, Petitions, 1974-1975

County CIP Ten Year Program 1977-1986, 1975-1976

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1977-86: Requests for Water and Sewer Category Change, 1976

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1978-87 and 1979-88: Requests for Amendment and Requests for Water/Sewer Category Change, 1976-1977

County CIP Applications/Supplications Requesting Sewer Category Change and Sewer Service, 1977-1979

County CIP Mid-Term Sewerage Needs, 1977-1978

County CIP Mid-Term Sewerage, Step I, Land Treatment; Muskegon, MI Field Trip, 1978

County CIP Ten Year Water and Sewer Plan 1980-1989 Category Change Amendments, 1979

Box 2

Series II: Water and Sewer Management

Subseries 1: Sewerage Treatment Plants

Bloomingdale Mall, 1970-1975

Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant, 1970-1975

Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant: Potomac Enforcement Conference, 1970-1972

Blue Plains Sewerage Treatment Plant: SEOC Issues, 1976-1980

Emory Grove Urban Renewal Project, 1975-1977

Flow Reduction Program: Water Use and Sewerage; Water Saving Devices; Sewer Moratorium, 1971-1975

Flow Reduction Program: Water Use and Sewerage; Recapture of Sewer Service, 1977-1979

Health & Human Services: Navy-Bethesda Cogeneration Study, 1980-1981

Interim Treatment Plants Status Reports from WSSC, 1974-1976

Montgomery County Sewerage Treatment Plant, 1971-1972

Naval Medical Center Sewerage Treatment Plant, 1977

Naval Ordinance Lab, 1978-1979

Portable Package Units, 1971-1978

Regional Sewer Crisis Meeting, 1973

Regional Water and Sewer Plan, 1972

Rossmoor Leisure World: Water Reclamation Unit, 1974

Rossmoor Treatment Plant, 1978

Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant: Adjudicatory Hearing, 1975-1976

Sewer Authorization: County/WSSC Policy, Supplications for Authorization, 1971-1973

Sewer Moratorium Exceptions, 1973-1974

Sewer Moratorium Exceptions, 1975-1978

Sewer Service Advisory Committee, Minutes and Letters, 1978-1979

Sewer Service Report: A Comprehensive Sewer Services Analysis for Montgomery County, Hypothetical Procedures for Regulating Sewer Commitments, 1973

Sewer Service Policy, 1971-1974

Sewerage Treatment Site Study, 1970-1971

Water and Sewer System Needs: Boyds; Studies, Proposals, Contract, Reports, 1966-1975

Water and Sewer System Needs: Poolesville, 1970-1978

Subseries 2: Water Supply

Bi-County Study Briefing and Presentations, County Executive Worksheets, 1977-1978

Bi-County Study Citizens Advisory Committee, 1975-1978

Bi-County Study General Correspondence, 1975-1977

Bi-County Study Task Force CAC Public Workshop/Symposium, Correspondence, 1975

Bi-County Study Task Order #1, Correspondence, 1976-1977

Bi-County Study Task Order #4, 1976-1977

Bi-County Study Technical Correspondence, 1976-1977

Bi-County Study Tridelphia Reservoir, 1976

Consolidated Systems LNG Company Gas Transmission Line, 1974-1975

Corps of Engineers Project: Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 1972

Corps of Engineers Project: Verona and Sixes Dams/Lakes, 1972-1976

Maps: Sewer Basins and Watershed, n.d.

Council of Governments 208 Plan, 1975-1977

Patuxent River Watershed Study, 1969-1973

Potomac River Basin Compact, 1967-1976

Public Service Commission to J. Gleason re: Non-Compliance with Art. 78, Sec 24-A, MD Law, 1978

Sediment Control Legislation, 1970-1978

Washington Area Water Supply Study, 1975-1980

Water Conservation and Coordination Agreement, 1972-1974

Water Quality: Water Borne Viruses, Management, 1973-1976

Water Supply Model, Draft, 1975

Water Supply Task Force Work Program, 1975-1976

Box 3

Series III: Council of Governments 208 Plan

208 Agency, 1974

208 Agency, 1974-1975

208 Agency, 1975-1977

208 Data, 1974-1976

Citizens' Advisory Committee Meetings, 1975-1976

Contracts and Budget, 1976-1980

Dickerson (Piscataway) Study, 1976-1978

Evapotranspiration, 1975-1977

General Liaison, 1975-1976

General Liaison, 1976-1977

General Liaison, 1977

General Liaison, 1977-1978

Interim Outputs, April 1977

Interim Outputs, May-August 1977

Interim Outputs, October-November 1977

Non-Point Sources (On-Site), 1975-1977

Non-Point Sources (On-Site), 1977-1978

Occoquan and Four Mile Run, 1975-1976

Phase I, Impact Assessment Report, 1977

Plan and Final Comments, 1978-1979

Policies, 1976

Potomac Baseline Study, 1976

Potomac Baseline Study, 1977-1978

Regional Waste Disposal and Water Supply, Section 208 Background, 1971

Technical Advisory Committee Meetings, 1975-1978

Box 4

Transferability Study, 1975-1977

Treatment Facility Costs, 1978

Water Quality Criteria, Standards, Monitoring, 1976-1978

Water Quality Management Plan, 1974

Water Quality Management Plan, 1978 (5 folders)

Water Resources Planning Board, 1974-1975

Water Resources Planning Board, 1975

Water Resources Planning Board, January-June 1976

Water Resources Planning Board, July-October 1976

Water Resources Planning Board, November-December 1976

Water Resources Planning Board, 1977

Series IV: Dickerson AWT Facility

Alternative Treatment Processes, Supplement to Project Development Report, 1976

Citizens' Advisory Committee, 1972-1976

Community Reaction, 1972-1976

Contract CH₂M Hill-Montgomery County Site Study, 1974

Delivery System, 1972-1973

Delivery System, 1973-1974

Delivery System, 1974-1976

Delivery System Agreement, Montgomery County-WSSC-CH₂M Hill, 1973

Delivery System Study, Summary, 1974

Dickerson-PEPCO Site, 1972

Dickerson-PEPCO Site, 1973-1975

Environmental Impact of AWT, Battelle Report, 1973-1974

Environmental Protection Agency Report to Administrator on AWT Plant, Administrator's Decision, 1976

Environmental Protection Agency Review of AWT Facility, Draft, 1976

Environmental Protection Agency Review of AWT Facility, State of Maryland Response, 1976

Phase I, Preliminary Site Selection Study, 1972

Phase I, Preliminary Site Selection Study, 1972-1973

Box 5

Phase II, Site Selection, January-May 1973

Phase II, Site Selection, June-September 1973

Phase II, Site Selection, October-December 1973

Phase II, Site Selection, 1974-1975

Phase II, Site Selection, 1975-1976

Phase II, Site Selection, 1976

Phase II, Site Selection, 1976-1978

Press Conferences, 1976

Series V: Sludge Management

Digested Sludge Composting, 1976-1980

Land Reclamation, 1979

Maryland Environmental Service, 1971-1972

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, May-July 1974

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, August-December 1974

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, January-February 1975

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, March-June 1975

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, July-September 1975

Montgomery County M-4 Land Containment Site: Germantown, 1975-1980

Raw Sludge Sites, 1975-1976

Raw Sludge Sites, February-May 1976

Raw Sludge Sites, June-December 1976

Raw Sludge Sites, January-May 1977

Raw Sludge Sites, June-August 1977

Raw Sludge Sites, 1977-1978

Sludge, 1972-1974

Sludge, 1974

Sludge, 1975

Box 6

Sludge, 1975-1976

Sludge, 1976

Sludge, 1976-1977

Sludge, 1977

Sludge, 1977-1978

Sludge, 1978-1979

Sludge Composting Project: Site Evaluations and Preliminary Development Worksheets, 1973

Sludge Composting, Public Opinion, 1977-1981

Sludge Disposal Under Court Order of July 1978, 1978

Sludge Disposal Under Court Order of July 1978, 1979-1980

Sludge Disposal Under Court Order of July 1978, 1980

Sludge Management Systems and Product Development, General Topics, 1974-1975

Sludge Management Systems and Product Development, General Topics, 1975

Sludge Management Systems and Product Development, General Topics, 1976-1978

Sludge Management Systems and Product Development, General Topics, 1978-1979

Sludge, General, 1974-1976

Sludge, General, 1976-1977

Sludge, General, 1978-1979

WSSC Interim Treatment Plant; Water Treatment Plant-Solids Management, 1976

Series VI: Stormwater Management

Anacostia River Basin, 1976-1978

Berg, V., Reading File, 1980-1983

Bexley Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1980-1981

Cabin Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1981

County CIP Projects FYs 1974-1979, 1973

County CIP Projects FYs 1975-1980, 1973-1974

County CIP Projects FYs 1976-1981, 1974-1975

County CIP Projects FYs 1978-1983, 1976-1977

Davis, W., Reading File, 1980

EPS Submissions, 1977-1980

Flood Insurance, 1971-1975

Helfrich, M., Reading File, 1982

Ken Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1981

Magruder Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1981

Seneca Creek Watershed Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1972-1978

Seneca Flood Protection: Corps of Engineers Project; Seneca Flooding and Community Development Issues, 1971-1972

Shady Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1982-1983

SWM, 1971-1972

Box 7

SWM, 1973-1974

SWM, 1975-1980

SWM Memorandum of Understanding, 1972-1975

SWM Reading File, 1980-1981

Wheaton Branch Construction and Contract, 1978

Wheaton Branch Contract, 1973-1978

Wheaton Branch Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1982-1983

Whetstone Run Preliminary SWM Investigations Progress Reports, 1982-1983

Williams, L., Reading File, 1980-1983

Winogradoff, D., Reading File, 1982-1983

Series VII: Environmental Policy and Compliance

Subseries 1: Air Quality Control

Air Quality Control Planning, 1971-1974

Air Pollution Regulations, 1972-1979

Subseries 2: Noise Control

County Existing, Proposed Enforcement, 1972-1973

County Existing, Proposed Enforcement, 1974

County Proposed, 1974-1978

State Existing, 1973-1977

Subseries 3: General

Baltimore-Washington Urban Areas Study Map Folio, US Geological Survey, 1973

Mason Dixon Project, 1965-1968

Parkland Acquisition: Potomac Valley National Park-Platten Property, 1968-1970

Seneca Schoolhouse, 1978-1980

Seneca State Park: Additions, 1970-1973