FY 26 Approved Operating Budget

PUBLIC WORKS - DIVISION of WATER & SEWER

ORIGIN & PURPOSE : The Public Works Division of Water and Sewer is mainly funded by user charges , connection charges , interest on investments and licenses and permits . When possible grants are utilized to extend Water & Sewer service and to support special projects such as energy preparedness , response enhanced treatment and public main extension . This Division is responsible for the operation , maintenance , administration , planning , and engineering of public water and sewer facilities to service over 100 , 000 people in Harford County that reside outside the three incorporated towns . The Division is grouped into six functional areas : BUREAU OF WATER & SEWER ADMINISTRATION is responsible for the overall direction and administration of all water and sewer activities including grant programs , Public Works Utility Agreements , Assessments , Intragovernmental Water & Sewer Purchase Agreements , Building Permits , Master Plan revisions , Capital Projects , Petitions , Budget , and Personnel Management . BUREAU OF WATER & SEWER ENGINEERING handles contract administration ; Adequate Public Facilities requirements ; existing utility line locations ; quality control on construction of water and sewer capital projects and private developer projects ; assists in house utility assessments and improvements to existing infrastructure . Responsibilities also include technical review of all developer projects to assure compliance with Harford County ' s Standard Speci fi cations and Design Guidelines . BUREAU OF WATER & SEWER MAINTENANCE operates and maintains the water distribution system and sewer collection system on a 24 hour , 7 day a week basis . They provide extensive customer service through the Water Meter Section , Maintenance Section , and the Customer Relations Section by responding to customer service requests or problems within 20 minutes for both normal and emergency service . The Maintenance Section is also responsible for system locations for the One Call ( Miss Utility ) System . WASTEWATER PROCESSING is responsible for the treatment of domestic wastewater originating from more than 46 , 800 customer accounts of the County ' s sewer system ; operating three County - owned treatment plants ; operating 53 wastewater pumping stations which move wastewater from the communities to the Wastewater Treatment Plants ' and operating and maintaining over 300 individual home sewage collection / pumping systems collectively . The County ' s main wastewater facility , Sod Run , is a regional type facility treating County septage , leachate , and other plant residuals in addition to the wastewater delivered from the collection system . It is a State and Federally acclaimed wastewater treatment system subject of awards and publications . BUREAU OF WATER & SEWER OPERATIONS : DEPRECIATION is an account to track depreciation expense .

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