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Models & Guidelines

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2022 Water Resources Element (WRE) Guidance Update

Introduction and What’s New in this Guidance
Maryland’s Water Resources Management Framework to Identify Suitable Receiving Waters
Integrating Water-related Climate Change Adaptation into Local Comprehensive Plans
Considering Planned Growth and Development Impacts on Water Resources Through an Equity Lens

2007 Water Resources Element Guidance

Home
Statement of Purpose
Executive Summary
Part 1: Guidelines

I. The Water Resources Element Law
II. General Assessment Methodologies
III. Links to Other Comprehensive Plan Elements and Other Plans
IV. Drinking Water Assessment
V. Wastewater Assessment

Background
Assessment Approaches/Methodologies
Linking Wastewater to the Land Use Element - Managing the amount and location of growth and development
Linking Wastewater to the Land Use Implementation Element
Linking Wastewater to the Community Facilities Element and the County Water and Sewerage Plan
Review Criteria for Wastewater

VI. Stormwater Assessment

Part 2: Model
Appendix

V. Wastewater Assessment - Linking Wastewater to the Land Use Element

Managing the amount and location of growth and development

As stated in Section III, Links to Other Comprehensive Plan Elements and Other Plans, the size, location and structure of present and future growth areas and water and wastewater service areas should be consistent with the water resources capacities.

Guidance for this linkage to the land use element is the same as for water supply. See Section IV.C. on page 25.

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