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Town of Westminster, MA
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2023-05-06
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DIVISION 1: THE BYLAWS
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PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
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Chapter 161 Sewers
DIVISION 1: THE BYLAWS
PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Advisory Board
Ch 6
Agricultural Commission
Ch 9
Board and Committee Rules
Ch 13
Board of Health
Ch 15
Capital Planning Committee
Ch 16
Cemetery Commission
Ch 19
Clerk, Town
Ch 21
Conservation Commission
Ch 22
Counsel, Town
Ch 25
Elections and Town Meetings
Ch 28
Finances
Ch 44
Personnel Board
Ch 47
Public Works Commission
Ch 53
Select Board
Ch 58
Treasurer and Collector
Ch 61
Water Commission
Ch 65
Zoning Board of Appeals
PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
Ch 67
Alarm Systems
Ch 71
Animals
Ch 75
Boats and Boating
Ch 81
Buildings and Land
Ch 88
Cross-Connection Control
Ch 92
Dances; Places of Public Assembly
Ch 97
Earth Removal
Ch 100
Emergency Radio Communications
Ch 102
Farming
Ch 104
Firearms
Ch 110
Garage Sales
Ch 113
Gas, Plumbing and Wiring
Ch 116
Graffiti
Ch 122
Ice-Covered Surfaces
Ch 123
Illicit Discharges and Connections
Ch 125
Junkyards
Ch 131
Licenses and Permits
Ch 134
Littering
Ch 136
Low-Impact Development
Ch 141
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 148
Rapid Entry Systems
Ch 157
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 161
Sewers
Ch 161 Art I
Definitions
§ 161-1
Terms defined.
§ 161-2
Word usage.
Ch 161 Art II
Building Sewers and Connections
§ 161-3
Permit required for connection.
§ 161-4
Notification of new or changed discharge required.
§ 161-5
Classes of permits.
§ 161-6
Application for permit; fees; required approvals.
§ 161-7
Use of old building sewers.
§ 161-8
Low building drains.
§ 161-9
Costs and expenses to be borne by owner; Town to be held harmless.
§ 161-10
Each building to have separate sewer; exception.
§ 161-11
Installation requirements.
§ 161-12
Connection of sources of runoff or groundwater prohibited.
§ 161-13
Connection standards.
§ 161-14
Inspection required.
§ 161-15
Guarding of excavations; restoration of streets.
Ch 161 Art III
Use of Public Sewers
§ 161-16
Discharge of unpolluted drainage.
§ 161-17
Hazardous discharges.
§ 161-18
Permission required to discharge industrial wastewaters.
§ 161-19
Costs for additional treatment or damages.
§ 161-20
General discharge prohibitions.
§ 161-20.1
Specific local limitations.
§ 161-20.2
Precedence of other standards.
§ 161-20.3
Accidental discharge.
§ 161-21
Action by Sewer Commission.
§ 161-22
Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
§ 161-23
Preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities.
§ 161-24
Installation of control structures.
§ 161-25
Sampling standards.
§ 161-26
Monitoring of industrial discharges.
§ 161-27
Future connections.
§ 161-28
Adoption or amendment of rules and regulations.
§ 161-29
Individual septic systems.
Ch 161 Art IV
Protection from Damage
§ 161-30
Damage prohibited.
Ch 161 Art V
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
§ 161-31
Entrance permitted; inquiries limited.
§ 161-32
Observance of safety rules; liability.
§ 161-33
Use of easements.
Ch 161 Art VI
Industrial Pretreatment Program
§ 161-34
Authorized agent.
§ 161-34.1
Reporting requirements.
§ 161-34.2
Self-monitoring regulations.
§ 161-34.3
Pretreatment of industrial wastewater.
§ 161-34.4
Confidential information.
§ 161-34.5
Publication of users in significant violation.
Ch 161 Art VII
Violations and Penalties
§ 161-35
Violations.
§ 161-36
Civil penalties.
§ 161-37
Criminal penalties.
Ch 161 Art VIII
General Provisions
§ 161-38
Repealer.
§ 161-39
Severability.
§ 161-40
Effect on City of Fitchburg ordinance.
§ 161-41
When effective.
Ch 169
Stormwater Management
Ch 173
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 182
Taxicabs
Ch 190
Trees
Ch 193
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 196
Vehicles, Motor and Recreational
Ch 198
Water
Ch 200
Wells
Ch 202
Wetlands
Ch 205
Zoning
DIVISION 2: SELECTMEN'S REGULATIONS
Ch 209
(Reserved)
Ch 219
Vehicles and Traffic
DIVISION 3: PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULATIONS
Ch 228
Comprehensive Permits
Ch 231
Subdivision of Land
DIVISION 4: BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS
Ch 238
(Reserved)
Ch 240
Hydronic Heaters, Outdoor
Ch 241
(Reserved)
Ch 242
(Reserved)
Ch 243
Portable Bathrooms
Ch 245
Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 248
Smoking
Ch 250
Tobacco and Nicotine-Delivery Products
Ch 251
Toxic and Hazardous Wastes
Ch 254
(Reserved)
Ch 255
Wells, Private
APPENDIX
Ch A256
Acceptances of General Laws
Ch A257
Special Acts and Resolves
Ch A258
Officers, Boards, Committees and Commissions
Ch A259
Fees
Ch A260
Policies and Procedures of the Select Board
Ch A261
Miscellaneous
DISPOSITION LIST
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 161
Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
ATM 5-1-2021
by Art. 22
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewage disposal — See Ch.
245
.
Toxic and hazardous wastes — See Ch.
251
.
Water supplies — See Ch. 254.
[1]
Editor's Note: This Article also repealed former Ch. 161, Sewers, adopted
4-25-1987
as Art. 41.
Article I
Definitions
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§ 161-1
Terms defined.
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§ 161-2
Word usage.
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Article II
Building Sewers and Connections
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§ 161-3
Permit required for connection.
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§ 161-4
Notification of new or changed discharge required.
chevron_right
§ 161-5
Classes of permits.
chevron_right
§ 161-6
Application for permit; fees; required approvals.
chevron_right
§ 161-7
Use of old building sewers.
chevron_right
§ 161-8
Low building drains.
chevron_right
§ 161-9
Costs and expenses to be borne by owner; Town to be held harmless.
chevron_right
§ 161-10
Each building to have separate sewer; exception.
chevron_right
§ 161-11
Installation requirements.
chevron_right
§ 161-12
Connection of sources of runoff or groundwater prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 161-13
Connection standards.
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§ 161-14
Inspection required.
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§ 161-15
Guarding of excavations; restoration of streets.
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Article III
Use of Public Sewers
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§ 161-16
Discharge of unpolluted drainage.
chevron_right
§ 161-17
Hazardous discharges.
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§ 161-18
Permission required to discharge industrial wastewaters.
chevron_right
§ 161-19
Costs for additional treatment or damages.
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§ 161-20
General discharge prohibitions.
chevron_right
§ 161-20.1
Specific local limitations.
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§ 161-20.2
Precedence of other standards.
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§ 161-20.3
Accidental discharge.
chevron_right
§ 161-21
Action by Sewer Commission.
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§ 161-22
Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
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§ 161-23
Preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities.
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§ 161-24
Installation of control structures.
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§ 161-25
Sampling standards.
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§ 161-26
Monitoring of industrial discharges.
chevron_right
§ 161-27
Future connections.
chevron_right
§ 161-28
Adoption or amendment of rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 161-29
Individual septic systems.
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Article IV
Protection from Damage
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§ 161-30
Damage prohibited.
chevron_right
Article V
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
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§ 161-31
Entrance permitted; inquiries limited.
chevron_right
§ 161-32
Observance of safety rules; liability.
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§ 161-33
Use of easements.
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Article VI
Industrial Pretreatment Program
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§ 161-34
Authorized agent.
chevron_right
§ 161-34.1
Reporting requirements.
chevron_right
§ 161-34.2
Self-monitoring regulations.
chevron_right
§ 161-34.3
Pretreatment of industrial wastewater.
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§ 161-34.4
Confidential information.
chevron_right
§ 161-34.5
Publication of users in significant violation.
chevron_right
Article VII
Violations and Penalties
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§ 161-35
Violations.
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§ 161-36
Civil penalties.
chevron_right
§ 161-37
Criminal penalties.
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Article VIII
General Provisions
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§ 161-38
Repealer.
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§ 161-39
Severability.
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§ 161-40
Effect on City of Fitchburg ordinance.
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§ 161-41
When effective.
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