Find the SDC Fixture Credit Permit and its verification record if you need to recover the plumbing-fixture baseline before a WSSC-served building was gutted or demolished. A service-abandonment permit answers a different question, and WSSC’s demolition certification and the county building demolition permit are separate records again.
WSSC’s service area includes Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. Confirm the site’s actual water and sewer provider before searching WSSC records.
Identify the record before interpreting the credit
WSSC’s permit definitions separate existing-fixture verification for System Development Charge (SDC) credit from service-connection abandonment: detachment and plugging at the main. If that page fails to load, use the Permit Services route below to confirm the record name.
Those definitions require verification before gutting or demolition for above-basic credit; removed fixtures drop out of the count. After demolition, only basic credit is described. A property’s actual award appears in its own credit record.
| Question in the file | Record to identify |
|---|---|
| What fixture baseline was verified? | Fixture-credit permit, associated count or verification, and the credit outcome if documented. |
| Which connection was abandoned? | Service Connection Abandonment Permit and evidence identifying the connection and work location. |
| What supported the building demolition? | WSSC certification and the separate county demolition-permit record. |
Start with the actual document title and number, not a folder label such as “utility clearance.” A title can point you toward a record class, but the issuing office, covered work and dates still need to match. Preserve residential or non-residential wording where it appears instead of changing it to a generic permit name.
WSSC abandonment at the main versus a property-line cap
For total demolition, WSSC’s current Demolition Practices page describes property-line capping, a passed short-form inspection and WSSC written certification for the county demolition process. That is a different location and evidence chain from abandonment at the main. A document about one leaves a gap about the other open.
The same page requires WSSC written certification for a building using well and septic without WSSC service, so the certification question applies to an unconnected building too. Ask which existing certification belongs to the described project.
Keep the inspection result and certification as separate documents even when their dates are close. One records a check; the other is the named written item sought by this process. For the building side, use the final-inspection record guide to distinguish a permit’s issuance from its later inspection or closeout evidence. The demolition’s own inspection or closeout record shows whether it was completed.
A fictional WSSC redevelopment packet with mixed records
Imagine a fictional redevelopment packet containing a fixture list dated before gutting, a short-form inspection describing a property-line cap, and a county demolition permit. A cover note says “credit and abandonment complete,” but the copies lack a fixture-verification outcome and a main-level abandonment record.
Separate the claims. The fixture list describes what someone listed; identify who verified it and which permit or credit decision the page belongs to. The cap inspection describes its own location and scope. The county permit leaves both utility-record questions open.
Now suppose a later copy provides WSSC’s written certification. Add it to the packet with its number, date and project reference. The two earlier gaps stay open until their own records turn up. Ask for the named missing records, and retain any explanation connecting different identifiers.
Read dates as events rather than as a presumed sequence. A page prepared after work can refer to an earlier inspection; a date stamped on a copy can differ from the event date. Record the document’s own labels. If two references disagree, carry both into the inquiry rather than selecting whichever supports the cover note. This exercise is fictional.
Recover a missing copy through the named route
The current WSSC Permits page links fixture-credit resources and identifies Permit Services for assistance. Its ePermitting route handles applications, so contact Permit Services for older copies. Begin with the record type and the uncertainty: interpretation of a label, a missing attachment, or an unidentified outcome.
For existing copies that remain missing, WSSC’s Maryland Public Information Act page provides a written request route to the Corporate Secretary by mail or email. Follow that page’s current contact instructions; the response will say whether the file is available.
Include these details in the request:
- Site address, county and confirmed utility provider.
- Known WSSC permit or project references and the approximate work period.
- Water, sewer or both, with the location described in the document.
- The specific missing item and the references on related pages already held.
If identity is the problem, the address-based permit lookup guide helps organize the address and known identifiers before you contact WSSC. Explain whether a page failed to load or a particular copy was missing.
Missing paperwork doesn’t prove unpermitted work or a failed inspection, so ask WSSC for the named record before drawing a conclusion.
WSSC pages checked October 6, 2026.