How many homes in the Deep Creek Lake watershed have public sewer?
Approximately 50% of all the homes in the Deep Creek watershed have public sewer. The other 50% have on-site septic fields for sewage disposal. Currently, the Garrett County Sanitary District’s public sewer system is operating at maximum capacity, so expansion is necessary. This expansion is currently in the early planning stages. Officials at the Sanitary District have set a goal of having all of the homes in the Deep Creek watershed on the expanded public sewer system by the year 2030.
