ment Administration and the Appalachian Regional
Commission to administer regional economic de
velopment programs Such programs create or re-
tain permanent jobs and improve the standard of
living for the unemployed and underemployed in
the most distressed areas of the region To facilitate
planning, the Council may study regional re-
sources, gather and analyze social and economic
data, and join with other government agencies,
educational institutions, and private organizations
in coordinating research
The Council's program for direct business assis-
tance and enterprise development includes a Revolv
ing Loan Fund program, Procurement and Export
Assistance, and Data Center Services Local govern
ment aid focuses on grants assistance, database re-
sources, and intergovernmental cooperation
The Council consists of twenty-six members
Twenty three are voting members and three are
nonvotmg From each county, the Council has
three representatives of county government and
two private sector representatives appointed by the
county commissioners One elected municipal of-
ficial is chosen by the respective municipal govern
ments of each county The House of Delegates
members from Allegany, Garrett and Washington
counties and the area's two State Senators also serve
on the Council Annually, the Council submits its
proposed program and operating budget for the
next fiscal year to the Department of Business and
Economic Development (Code 1957, Art 20A,
sees 1 101 through 3 102)

UPPER POTOMAC RIVER
COMMISSION

John J McMullen, Jr , Chair, 1995

Appointed by Allegany County Board of County
Commissioners R Neil Williams, 1995

Appointed by Garrett County Board of County
Commissioners Wendell R Beitzel, 1995

Maryland Avenue Extended
Westernport, MD 21562 (301) 777 1515

The Upper Potomac River Commission was
established m 1935 (Chapter 409, Acts of 1935)
It supervises the Savage River Dam, which regulates
the flow of the Potomac River The Commission
has jurisdiction over the water resources of Allegany
County and Election District 4 (Bloomington) in
Garrett County
The Commission's three members serve six year
terms The Allegany County and Garrett County
Boards of County Commissioners each appoint a
member The Governor names the chair

WASHINGTON SUBUBBAN
SANTEABy COMMISSION

Chair Robert G Berger, Montgomery County, 1997
Vice-Oxw- Elizabeth Buck, Prince George's County, 1997

Appointed by Montgomery County Executive -with
County Council consent Kevin P Maloney, 1995,
W Gregory Wims, 1995

Appointed by Prince George's County 'Executive with
Counts Council consent Henry T Arnngton, 1995,
Robert M Potter, 1995

Cortez A White, General Manager

14501 Sweitzer Lane (301) 206 8000
Laurel, MD 20707 1 800 828 6439
customer services (301) 206 4001
24 hour emergency service (301) 206 4002

Report to Senate & House delegations for Montgomery
&Pnnce George's counties on minority business
enterprise program due Sept 15,1996

Created in 1918, the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission governs the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary District (Chapter 122, Acts of
1918) The Commission provides water and treats
sewerage in Prince George's and Montgomery
counties It is responsible for the construction,
maintenance, and operation of water supply and
sewerage systems in the two counties The Corn
mission also regulates and inspects plumbing and
gas fitting installations, and sets customer rates for
its suburban Maryland service area
Two major water sources supply the Commis
sion system the Patuxent River through the
Patuxent Filtration Plant, and the Potomac River
through the Potomac River Filtration Plant The
Commission also stores about 12 billion gallons of
raw water at Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Pnnce
George's and Montgomery counties, and at
Tnadelphia Lake in Montgomery County Little
Seneca Lake in Montgomery County and the Jen
rungs-Randolph Reservoir in West Virginia provide
storage for an additional 17 billion gallons of water
Much of the sewage from the Commission serv
ice area is earned by trunk sewers into the District
of Columbia and treated at the regional Blue Plains
Pollution Control Plant in Washington, DC Other
sewage disposal plants operated by the Commission
are in northern Montgomery County at Seneca
Creek, and in Prince George's County at Piscataway
Bay (Accokeek), Upper Marlboro (Western
Branch), and near Laurel (Parkway Waste Water
Treatment Plant) The Commission also runs sev-
eral smaller waste water plants and, in eastern
Montgomery County, a 116 acre composting facil
ity that processes the Commission's proportionate
share of Blue Plains sludge