[Adopted 5-10-2005 by ATM by Art. 22]
[Amended 5-10-2011 ATM by Art. 32; 6-5-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
The Middleton Select Board proposes the following
bylaw in an effort to promote water conservation, reduce seasonal
water usage and attain the bench mark water consumption standard of
65 gallons of water per capita as required under the Modified Water
Withdrawal Permit Number 9P-3-17-071.01, et al., pursuant to the Water
Management Act under MGL c. 21G and governed by the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection. All users that are customers
of the public water supply shall be subject to this bylaw to preserve
and maintain the Ipswich Watershed Basin. All lands within the Middleton
municipal boundaries drain to the Ipswich Watershed Basin and are
thus part of said basin.
A.
This bylaw is in effect from May 1 to September 30
of each year. This time period may be extended or decreased by majority
vote of the Select Board, as they deem necessary, taking various conditions
into consideration, including but not limited to weather, protection
of both the Town's water supply and the Ipswich Watershed Basin and
compliance with commonwealth regulations.
[Amended 6-5-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
A.
It is unlawful to undertake outside watering of vegetation
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. using Town water through
a sprinkler or lawn irrigation system.
[Amended 5-10-2011 ATM by Art. 32]
B.
All water hoses shall be controlled by a nozzle or
other device used to regulate the flow of water leaving the hose.
No use of an open-ended hose will be permitted with the exception
of filling or topping off of swimming pools.
C.
All outside spigots, especially those used for filling
pools or applying chemicals through hose attachments, shall be retrofitted
with an antisiphon device to prevent backsiphonage into the public
water supply or the household water supply within six months from
the date of enacting this bylaw.
D.
All new automatic underground irrigation systems shall
have moisture sensors installed as part of the system to prevent unnecessary
watering. All existing automatic underground irrigation systems shall
have moisture sensors installed as part of the system within three
years from the date of enactment of this bylaw.
A.
First violation. The Department of Public Works will
deliver a copy of the bylaw to the offending water user and record
such violation for both future reference and/or violations.
B.
Second violation. Any person violating this bylaw
for a second time in a calendar year shall be liable to the Town of
Middleton in the amount of $50.
C.
Third and subsequent violations. Any person violating
this bylaw for the third or subsequent time in a calendar year shall
be liable to the Town of Middleton in the amount of $100 for each
violation.
D.
Fines shall be recovered by indictment, or on complaint
before the Salem District Court, or by noncriminal disposition in
accordance with MGL c. 40, § 21D. Each day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense.