4076

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 767

conditions for service from any of its systems, including
the [financial aspect] COST of instituting and maintaining
[such] THE service, are substantially different from [those
obtaining] THE CONDITIONS FOR SERVICE generally in the
sanitary district, the [commission] WSSC may define [such]
THE area or subdistrict and provide for a different rule,
regulation, rate, or charge to apply [therein] IN THE AREA
OR SUBDISTRICT, notwithstanding any other [provisions]
PROVISION of this [section] TITLE [otherwise requiring] THAT
REQUIRES the rule, regulation, rate, or charge to be uniform
throughout the sanitary district.

[(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, if the commission finds and determines that
conditions to provide service from any of its systems,
including the financial aspect of maintaining and operating
the systems, to properties engaged in industrial activities
and use, are substantially different from conditions
obtaining generally in the sanitary district, the commission
may establish different rules, regulations, rates or charges
which provide for higher rates or more restrictive usage
rules and regulations, to apply to such industrial users.
The terms "industrial use" and "industrial user" are herein
defined as those industries identified in the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, Executive Office of the
President, Bureau of the Budget, 1967, as amended and
supplemented, under the category "Division D
Manufacturing," and other classes of significant waste
producers as the commission may establish in accordance with
standards adopted pursuant to its rules and regulations.]

(B) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "INDUSTRIAL USE" AND
"INDUSTRIAL USER" MEAN:

(I)  THOSE INDUSTRIES IDENTIFIED IN THE
CATEGORY "DIVISION D - MANUFACTURING" OF THE STANDARD
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MANUAL OF 1967 OF THE BUREAU OF
THE BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES;
AND

(II)  ANY OTHER CLASS OF SIGNIFICANT WASTE
PRODUCERS THAT THE WSSC ESTABLISHES IN ITS RULES AND
REGULATIONS.

(2) WHEN THE WSSC DETERMINES THAT CONDITIONS FOR
SERVICE FROM ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE COST OF
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE SYSTEMS, TO INDUSTRIAL USE
PROPERTIES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE CONDITIONS
FOR SERVICE GENERALLY IN THE SANITARY DISTRICT, THE WSSC MAY
ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SET RATES OR CHARGES THAT
PROVIDE FOR HIGHER RATES OR MORE RESTRICTIVE USAGE RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL USERS.

(c) Before adopting any different rule, regulation,
rate, or charge [as provided in] UNDER subsections (a) and