Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-07-10

in Sanitary District streams This achievement
the goal of many years planning and construc
tion was realized in 1856 through connection OF
the Commissions Anacostia Valley trunk sewer
to the District of Columbia system.
AS result, all sewage in the Commissions
area, with the exception of relatively small
amounts from GaitherSburg and Laurel goes to
the Washington treatment plant at Blue Plains.
Gaithersburg sewage is now treated at a Com
mission plant near the community It will be dis.
continued when the Commission extends its Rock
Creek trunk sewer to the Gaithersburg area in
1859.
In 1856, the Commission took over the Laurel
water and sewerage systems and it is now build
ing treatment plant near Laurel to take care of
that community's sewage.
The hookup with the District of Columbia
sewage system was made under terms of 1854
agreement. 1t calls for the Commission to pay
its proportionate share Of the cost of expanding
the Washington treatment plant to handle the
additional sewage from the Sanitary District.
Also in 1856, the Commission put into service
the Anacostia Valley Sewage Pumping Station,
which pumps the bulk Of Prince Georges County
sewage and a portion of that from Montgomery
County into the District Of Columbia system and
thence to Blue Plains.
During the last seven years the Commission
built nine sewage pumping stations to bring the
total of these facilities to %.
Since 1854 the Commission has played
major part in the Anacostia River Flood Control
Project. Also participating in this work are the
u. S. Army Engineers Maryland State Roads
Commission, Prince Georges County and the
MarylandNational Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Under legislation passed by the Maryland
General Assemly the Sanitary Commission has
been responsible for coordnating the work of the
various agencies involved in the project.
The Commission also had to acquire the neces-
sary land all utility lines, build all interior
drainage facilities and accept for operation and
maintenance all Of the various installations. These
include pumping stations, levees and pressure
conduits.
In addition, the Commission is now building
a boat basin on the Anacostia River south OF De-
Tense Highway. This $648000 project, scheduled
for completion in the Fall of 1883 will have lat
berths for boats. Ultimately it will have 290
berths accommodating boats up to IS feet in
length.
In 1855, the Commission began work on five
year water and sewer capital improvement pro.
gram costing over 500 million.
This program which is substantially on
schedule, will open up for development more than
10000 acres. This is equivalent to city the size
of the District of Columbia.
One of the largest projects, already COM
Creek in Montgomery County from the vicinity
of Cabin John to a point just south of Rockville.
This project has two major results:
1t will eliminate pollution of Cabin John
Creek by taking Rockvlle's sewage to the Dis
trct Of Columbia treatment plant
It clears the way for housing construction
in the 13000acre Cabin John Valley an area
as large Arlington County, Va.
This line will be followed during the next
fhraa hx, fxu1 afr fo oon
munities that expected to spring up.
Another major project in Montgomery County
is the extension Of the Rock Creek trunk sewer
from the Norbecls. Rockville Road northwest, to
Gaithersburg.
Approximately 5000 acres between Rockville
and Gaithersburg will be made available for de-
yelopment by this line. It also will serve the new
Atomic Energy Commission Building near Ger
mantown and the projected Bureau Of Standards
offices near Gaithersburg
third stable Montgomery County area
approximately 5000 acres - will be opened up as
the Northwest Branch trunk sewer is extended
from Kemp Mill Road near Wheaton to the con-
fluence Of the Northwest and Little Northwest
Branches above the Glenmont Colesville Road
west of Colesville.
Two Of the largest Prince Georges County
projects, which provide sewerage to about 5000
acres Of potential development have been COM
pleted. They are "a the Henson Creek trunk
sewer from Morningside to Book Road, and (2)
a trunk sewer along Brier Ditch to Lanham.
Two principal Prince Georges projects con-
templated for construction within the next three
years are:
trunk sewer up Little Paint Branch from
its confluence with Paint Branch TO Selman Road
and eventually to a point 400 feet south OF
Powder Mill Road.
Extension Of the Indian Creek trunk sewer
from Greenbelt Road to where the stream crosses
the Baltimore Washington Boulevard
Both lines will make available sewerage facIlI.
ties in the Beltsve area.
major bi-county project, which Is expected
to start this year calls for extension Of the trunk
sewer up Paint Branch for the University Of Mary.
land in Prince Georges County to point opposite
the Hollywood subdivision in Montgomery County.
This project will eventually open for develop
oh.