They also help the WSSC in traffic control, patrol parks, and assist other local agencies in calls for service as necessary.
The Maryland legislature found the police force necessary to help combat terrorist threats and acts on WSSC's infrastructure.
Within that district they also serve more than 250 fixed facilitates and protect 6,000 acres of WSSC Watershed property located in Howard County.
The investigative section of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police Department is tasked with looking into any criminal, civil, or administrative infractions that take place against or on WSSC property in Prince George's, Montgomery, and Howard Counties, Maryland.
Additionally, the Investigative Section is in charge of granting security clearance to anyone requesting access to WSSC property, facilities, and data that they require to carry out business inside the WSSC's district.