The Upper Potomac River Commission, established in 1935, consists
of three members appointed for six-year terms. The Governor appoints
the Chairman, the Commissioners of Allegany County appoint a
second member, and the Commissioners of Garrett County appoint a
third. The Commission has jurisdiction over the water resources of
Allegany County and of Election District Number Four (Bloomington)
in Garrett County. In July, 1963, the Commission took charge of the
Savage River Dam, erected by the Army Corps of Engineers (Acts
1935, chap. 409; Acts 1936, chap. 6; Acts 1939, chap. 143; Acts 1947,
chap. 165).

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION

Chairman: Blair H. Smith, 1965
Vice Chairman: Willard A. Morris, 1963

William C. Austin, 1963; James B. Bland, 1963; Morris V.
Spicci, 1963; William B. Wheeler, 1965
John T. Bonifant, Secretary
James J. Lynch, Treasurer
John B. Kenkel, General Counsel
Robert J. McLeod, Chief Engineer

4017 Hamilton Street, Hyattsville Telephone: Appleton 7-7700

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, created by Chap-
ter 122, Acts of 1918, consists of six members appointed by the Gov-
ernor for four-year terms. Two are nominated by the Commissioners
of Prince George's County and two by the Montgomery County Coun-
cil. The Governor selects the other two, one from each of the two
counties represented on the Commission.

When the Commission was organized, the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission service area covered 94 square miles. In suc-
ceeding years, the General Assembly has made additions, and the
Washington. Suburban Sanitary District now contains about 475
square miles within Prince George's and Montgomery counties, adja-
cent to the District of Columbia. The Commission has jurisdiction over
the construction of any water and sewerage systems built in either
county beyond the limits of the Sanitary District boundaries. In
Prince George's County it has jurisdiction over the operation of these
same facilities. The present 'Sanitary District has a population of
about 660,000 and an assessed valuation of approximately $1,800,000,-
000.

The Commission provides for the construction, maintenance and
operation of water supply and sewerage systems; it has jurisdiction
over storm drainage, pumping and the location of utilities; and it
provides refuse disposal service within the Sanitary District. It also
operates a refuse collection system in the suburban portions of Mont-
gomery County. The Commission has been designated as the organi-
zation responsible for the administration, maintenance and operation
of the Anacostia River Flood Control and Navigation Project. As of
December 31, 1960, the water and sewerage systems of the Commis-
sion contained 1,763 and 1,487 miles of mains, respectively.

Three major sources of water now supply the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission system. The Patuxent River, which the Com-
mission has impounded with the construction of two dams near
Brighton in Montgomery County and near Laurel in Prince George's
County, gives the Commission a yield of 65 million gallons a day
through the Patuxent Filtration Plant. The Potomac River supplies