A.
On April 23, 2018, the Select Board, then acting as the Four Corners
Sewer Commission, voted to adopt and file with the Town Clerk the
rules and regulations used by the Town of Ayer, entitled "Regulation
of Sewer Design, Construction, and Use," subject to modifications
to reflect reference to Groton and the Four Corners Sewer District
as applicable and adaptive to Groton and the Groton Sewer Commission.
B.
The Town of Pepperell's Regulation of Sewer Design, Construction,
and Use of Public and Private Sewers as adopted for use in the Town
of Groton for the Groton Center Sewer District is hereby adopted for
use in the Four Corners Sewer District, by its Sewer Commission. As
adopted, it is further made adaptive to the Town of Groton, i.e.,
where reference in the text is made to "Pepperell" or "Town of Pepperell,"
it shall mean "Groton" or "Town of Groton"; to "Pepperell Board of
Selectmen" or "Sewer Commissioners," it shall mean the Groton Sewer
Commission or Sewer Commissioners; to the Pepperell Superintendent
or Superintendent, it shall mean the Groton Sewer Commission or Sewer
Commissioners or the Superintendent acting as an agent of the Groton
Sewer Commission, or, as appropriate within the meaning of the text,
Superintendent.
C.
The content of Appendix B as in effect shall be the most recent rules
and regulations as contained in the Regulations for Sewer Design and
Construction, Town of Pepperell, Massachusetts document referenced
in Appendix B of this document.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Applicants with large-flow permits may be required, at the discretion
of the Sewer Commissioners, to institute water reclamation or recycling
technology to limit wastewater discharge to the maximum practical
extent.
B.
Wastewater flow meters may be required for all users with 4,000 gallons
per day (gpd) flow. Existing users with 4,000 gpd will have a one-year
grace period to install a flow meter. Flow meters must meet specifications
set by the Sewer Commission.
C.
All pump stations shall be equipped with a flow meter.
D.
All manholes located in the areas subject to flooding shall have
watertight covers. This provision can be waived at the discretion
of the Sewer Commission.
E.
The Sewer Commission has the authority to require the removal of
any inflow or infiltration (I/I) source from private property. To
validate the removal of the I/I source, the Sewer Commission requires
the flow from the I/I source to be quantified by an expert in the
field of flow measurement prior to mitigation and after the removal
of the source. The method of measurement shall be approved by the
Sewer Commission prior to performing the service. The property owner
will submit notarized notification of the source removal with flow
rates in gallons per minute within 10 calendar days of notice by the
Sewer Commission. If the property owner fails to submit such notification:
(1)
The Sewer Commission will secure services to perform the flow measurement
and source removal work.
(2)
The property owner will reimburse the Sewer Commission for all expenses,
loss or damage related to the mitigation of the I/I source, including
but not limited to engineering assistance, project management and
administration, construction services, and flow measurement.
(3)
The property owner will reimburse the Sewer Commission for all sewer
flow and usage costs based on the measured I/I from the date of this
notice to the date of removal.
F.
Car washes and laundromats are prohibited within the Four Corners
Sewer District.
G.
A property owner is responsible for installation, maintenance, and
repair of all sewer lines serving structures on their property, from
the structure up to the point the sewer line enters the public way.
