{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-25-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 25–401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Apartment unit” means a single family housing unit that:\n(1) is one of multiple units within a building;\n(2) contains at least one full bath and one full kitchen; and\n(3) does not contain more than two toilets.\n(c) “Fixture unit” means the assigned value for a plumbing fixture or group of plumbing fixtures, as set forth in the Commission’s plumbing and gas fitting regulations, that is standardized with a common lavatory having an assigned value of one based on its probable discharge into the drainage system or hydraulic demand on the water supply.\n(d) “New service” means:\n(1) a first time connection of a property to the Commission water or sewer system, including:\n(i) a direct connection of an improvement or building; or\n(ii) a connection of the improvement or building through an existing on–site system; or\n(2) a new connection or increased water meter size for a property previously or currently served by the Commission if the new connection or increased meter size is needed because of a change in the use of the property or an increase in demand for service at the property.\n(e) “Property” means an improvement or a building on a lot or parcel of land that contains plumbing fixtures.\n(f) “Toilet” means a water closet, as set forth in the Commission’s plumbing and gas fitting regulations.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=25-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"e1a9cd726422418e6f898609d48bf26c201c4e65c127f6650aab6cf7fb728058","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-25-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-25-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}