The purpose of this article is to:
A.
Promote and protect the health, safety, general welfare and economic
vitality of the community for its present and future inhabitants;
B.
Protect, preserve and maintain the existing quality and quantity
of groundwater to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality drinking
water for the City;
C.
Protect the groundwater and groundwater recharge areas of the City
from adverse development or land use practices;
D.
Conserve the natural resources of the City; and
E.
Prevent blight and the pollution of the environment.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Geologic formation composed of saturated, permeable material
of rock and/or sand and gravel that contains significant amounts of
potentially producible potable water.
The area which experiences drawdown by a pumping well as
plotted on a two-dimensional (map) surface, usually ellipsoidal.
A three-dimensional conical concavity produced in a water
table by a pumping well (see "area of influence" above).
The removal of geologic materials such as topsoil, sand and
gravel, metallic ores, or bedrock to be crushed or used as building
material.
All the water found beneath the surface of the ground. In
this article the term refers to the slowly moving subsurface water
present in aquifers and recharge areas.
Any substance or combination of substances, including any
liquid petroleum product, that, because of quantity, concentration
or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, poses a significant
present or potential hazard to water supplies or to human health if
generated or disposed of into or on any land or water in this City.
Any substance deemed a "hazardous waste" in MGL c. 21C and 21E and
310 CMR 30.00, as amended, shall also be deemed a hazardous or toxic
material for purposes of this article, with the exception of household
quantities.
Natural or man-made material on or above the ground that
does not allow surface water to penetrate into the soil.
Waste materials, including nonsanitary wastewaters, solid
wastes, sludge and agricultural wastes, that are capable of releasing
waterborne contaminants to the surrounding environment.
Land having a well-established cover of native plants (grasses,
shrubs, ground covers, trees, wildflowers, etc.), not including mowed
lawn areas and artificially mulched (stones, plastic, etc.) planting
beds.
Any storage that is not in a structure with roof, floor and
at least three sides, all of impervious material.
A system for the provision to the public of piped water for
human consumption, if such a system has at least 15 service connections
or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at
least 60 days of the year.
A well providing potable water to at least 15 service connections
or serving on average at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days
of the year. It shall also include wells not in active use that are
maintained as a backup or emergency reserve for a public water system.
The process by which water is added to the saturated zone
of any aquifer either by direct infiltration of rainfall or by indirect
inputs from surface sources or from adjoining subsurface sources and
whether by reason of natural flow or by reason of pumping from a present
or future well.
Any area of porous, permeable geologic deposits, especially,
but not exclusively, deposits of sand and gravel through which water
from any source will recharge an aquifer, and including any wetland
or body of surface water surrounding or adjacent to such area together
with the watershed of any wetland or body of surface water adjacent
to such area.
Wastewaters arising from ordinary domestic water use as from
toilets, sinks and bathing facilities, etc., and containing such concentrations
and types of pollutants as to be considered normal wastes.
The solid, semisolid and liquid residue produced by water
and sewage treatment processes or industrial process by-products as
categorized as Types I, II and III by the criteria and regulations
of 310 CMR 32.00.
Any solid material, putrescible or nonputrescible, combustible
or noncombustible, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish,
scrap material, junk, refuse, inert fill material, stumps, brush and
other landscape refuse.
An operation that does limited generation of hazardous materials.
The threshold quantities for a very small quantity generator are set
forth in 310 CMR 30.353.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District zones shall be
considered as districts overlaying zoning districts as established
by this chapter and the Taunton Zoning Map. All regulations of this
chapter applicable to such zoning districts shall remain in effect,
except that where the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District
provisions impose additional regulations, such regulations shall apply
in addition to the regulations applicable to the zoning district.
Uses which by specific reference are not permitted in the underlying
zoning district are not allowed.
For the purposes of this article, there are hereby established
within the City of Taunton certain Water and Aquifer Resource Protection
District zones: Zone I, Zone II, Interim Zone II and Zone III, consisting
of aquifers and/or aquifer recharge areas. Aquifers and aquifer recharge
areas are defined by standard geologic and hydrologic investigations.
The Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District zones include the
aquifer itself, the land above the aquifer and the aquifer's most
significant recharge areas.
A.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District Zone I.
(1)
Zone I is the area within a four-hundred-foot radius of an existing
public well and/or the cones of depression and area of influence generated
by these wells, whichever is greater.
(2)
The cones of depression and area of influence generated by these
wells shall be as calculated to exist after seven days of continuous
pumping at their respective rated capabilities.
B.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District Zone II. Zone II is
the primary recharge area or zone of contribution for existing City
of Taunton operated wells as protected by Zone I:
(1)
The area of an aquifer which contributes water to a City of
Taunton operated well under the most severe pumping and recharge conditions
that can be realistically anticipated (180 days of pumping at safe
yield, with no recharge from precipitation), as defined in 310 CMR
22.00.
(2)
All areas within a one-half-mile radius measured from an existing
City of Taunton operated public well or well field that has not had
a Zone II delineation approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection shall be labeled as Interim Zone II.
C.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District Zone III. The recharge
area to an existing public well or an area, based on current information
derived from standard geologic and hydrogeologic investigation, with
groundwater development potential of moderate or high favorability
and associated recharge areas for a future public well, including
but not limited to the land area beyond the area of the Zone II or
Interim Zone II from which surface water and groundwater drain into
Zone II or Interim Zone II, as defined in 310 CMR 22.00.
D.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District Zone Map.
(1)
The boundaries of Zones I, II, Interim II and III are delineated
on the City of Taunton Zoning Map with a scale of one inch to 2,000
feet. It shall be the responsibility of the Building Commissioner
and Water Department to determine whether or not a lot or portion
of a lot is within the boundaries of the district.
(2)
Where the bounds as delineated are in doubt or in dispute, the
burden of proof shall be upon the owner(s) of the land in question
to show where they should properly be located. At the request of the
owner(s) the City may engage in professional geologist, hydrogeologist
or engineer trained and experienced in hydrogeology to determine more
accurately the location and extent of an aquifer or recharge area
and may charge the owner(s) for all or part of the cost of the investigation.
(3)
The determination of the extent of Zone II (if other than one-half-mile
radius around the well) shall be in conformance with the criteria
set forth in 310 CMR 22.00 and in the Department of Environmental
Protection's Guidelines and Policies for Public Water Systems.
(4)
This map, as may be amended from time to time, is hereby made
a part of this chapter and is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Each activity referred to in the following table of regulated
activities is intended to have the same meaning as any equivalent
use or activity as may be specified elsewhere in this chapter. The
Zoning Board of Appeals is expressly not authorized to grant use variances
from the provisions of this article. Within the Water and Aquifer
Resource Protection District zones, these regulations shall apply:
A.
Prohibited uses in Zones I, II, Interim II, and III.
(1)
Facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous
waste subject to MGL c. 21C and 310 CMR 30.00, except the following:
(2)
Storage of liquid hazardous materials, as defined in MGL c.
21E, unless in a freestanding container within a building or above
ground with secondary containment.
(3)
Landfilling of sludge or septage defined in 310 CMR 32.05.
(4)
Storage of sludge and septage, unless such storage is in compliance
with 310 CMR 32.30 and 310 CMR 32.31.
(5)
Land application of untreated and unclassified sanitary waste.
(6)
Storage of commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners, as
defined in MGL c. 128, § 64, unless such storage is within
a structure designated to prevent the generation and escape of contaminated
runoff or leachate.
(7)
Outdoor storage of uncovered and/or uncontained manure.
(8)
Commercial piggery.
(9)
Landfills and open dumps as defined in 310 CMR 19.006.
(10)
Junk and salvage yards as defined in MGL c. 140B, § 1.
(11)
Outdoor storage of salt and de-icing chemicals.
(12)
Dumping of salt-contaminated snow and/or snow brought in from
outside the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District.
(13)
Use of septic system cleaners which contain toxic organic chemicals.
(14)
Storage of liquid petroleum products except the following, provided that storage listed in Subsection A(14)(a) through (d) below is in freestanding containers within buildings or above ground with secondary containment adequate to contain a spill the size of the container's total storage capacity:
(a)
Normal household use, outdoor maintenance and heating of a structure.
(b)
Waste oil retention facilities required by statute, rule or
regulation.
(c)
Emergency generators required by statute, rule or regulation.
(d)
Treatment works approved under 314 CMR 5.00 for treatment of
groundwater or surface water.
(15)
If a use listed as prohibited under Subsection B is proposed within a Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District zone that has a public well and has no Zone II delineated, and that use is allowed only by special permit in the underlying zoning, the proponent shall, prior to exercising the special permit, provide conclusive evidence that the proposed site is not in an area that would be considered a primary recharge area under § 440-1604B. Such conclusive evidence may include an actual primary recharge area study or another hydrogeologic study performed by an expert in that field.
B.
Prohibited uses in Zone I, Interim Zone II and Zone II.
(1)
Earth removal, consisting of the removal of soil, loam, sand,
gravel, or any other earth material (including mining activities),
within six feet of historical high groundwater as determined from
monitoring wells and historical water table fluctuation data compiled
by the United States Geological Survey, except for excavations for
building foundation, roads, or utility works.
(2)
New cemeteries.
(3)
Funeral, dry cleaning, barber, hairdressing, photographic processing,
laundering, animal rooming and printing establishments not connected
to municipal sewerage.
(4)
Golf courses and related facilities, either public or private.
(5)
High-impact lot uses.
(6)
Stormwater retention basins or unlined stormwater detention
basins without pretreatment.
(7)
Subsurface stormwater percolation structures without pretreatment
systems.
(8)
Use of chemicals and salt for de-icing on all streets and parking
areas shedding runoff into the aquifer protection district except
as in compliance with a Snow and Ice Management Plan approved by the
Municipal Council.
(9)
Storage of generators, motors and/or transformers not in use.
(10)
Motor vehicle, boat and airplane service and repair establishments.
(11)
Heavy manufacturing (i.e., metal fabricating, plating, finishing
and polishing; motor and machinery service and assembly, etc.) unless
connected to municipal sewerage and providing for containment of spills.
(12)
Commercial furniture refinishing and stripping.
(13)
Treatment works that are subject to 314 CMR 5.00, including
privately owned sewage treatment facilities, except the following:
(a)
The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that
will not result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity
of the existing treatment works.
(b)
The replacement of existing subsurface sewage disposal system(s)
with wastewater treatment works that will not result in a design capacity
greater than the design capacity of the existing system(s).
(c)
Treatment works approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection designed for the treatment of contaminated
groundwater.
(d)
The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that
will result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity
of the treatment works but discharging outside the Water and Aquifer
Resource Protection District.
C.
Prohibited uses in Zone I and allowed by special permit in Interim
Zone II or Zone II.
(1)
The application of fertilizers for nondomestic or nonagricultural
uses. Such applications shall be made in a manner so as to minimize
adverse impacts on groundwater due to nutrient transport, deposition
and sedimentation.
(2)
Land application of Type II sludge.
(3)
Discharge of liquid wastes that require DEP approval.
(4)
Very small quantity generator.
(5)
Those activities that involve the handling of toxic or hazardous materials in quantities greater than those associated with normal household use, permitted in the underlying zoning (except as prohibited under Subsections A and B). Such activities shall require a special permit to prevent contamination of groundwater.
(6)
The construction of dams or other water-control devices, ponds
or other changes in water bodies or courses, created for swimming,
fishing or drainage improvements. Such activities shall not adversely
affect water quality or quantity.
D.
Residential development. All residential subdivisions requiring approval under MGL c. 41, the Subdivision Control Law, and located either partially or entirely within a Zone I, Zone II, Interim Zone II and/or Zone III Water and Aquifer Resource Protection Overlay District shall be laid out as a cluster development according to § 440-1401 of this chapter. This requirement may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Planning Board if it is determined to the satisfaction of the Board that the proposed cluster development as opposed to a conventional subdivision does not further the purposes of the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District as stated in § 440-1601.
A.
Liquid and leachable waste standards.
(1)
The following is prohibited: individual sewage disposal systems
that are designed in accordance with 310 CMR 15.00 to receive more
than 110 gallons of sewage per 10,000 square feet under one ownership
per day or 440 gallons of sewage on any one acre under one ownership
per day, whichever is greater, except the replacement or repair of
an existing system that will not result in an increase in design capacity
above the original design.
(2)
In order to limit phosphorus inputs, no subsurface disposal
systems shall be permitted within 100 feet of mean high water of freshwater
bodies.
B.
Alteration of site feature. No alterations shall be made of any natural
site features or topography, including but not limited to the cutting
or removal of trees or other natural vegetation or the dumping, filling,
excavating, grading, transferring or removing of any gravel, sand,
loam or other soft material, rock or ledge prior to obtaining all
permits and approvals for final development plans required under this
chapter.
C.
Earth removal and mining. Earth removal and mining operations shall provide a final grade equal to or greater than six feet above the historical high groundwater mark and further shall be in accordance with Chapter 236, Earth Materials Removal, of this Code.
D.
Single- and two-family residential lots without benefit of municipal
sewerage shall be a minimum of 30,000 square feet.
E.
Residential lots containing three or more units shall be connected
to municipal sewerage and shall have a minimum of 45,000 square feet.
F.
Not more than 15% of any residential lot shall have impervious surface
and not less than 40% of the lot area shall be maintained as a natural
vegetation area.
A.
Impervious area.
(1)
Not more than 15% of any lot shall be rendered impervious without
approved engineered systems in place to prevent degradation of groundwater
contributing to the aquifer. Approval of a plan proposing to exceed
the fifteen-percent threshold and not to exceed the total lot coverage
allowed under the underlying zoning shall comply with applicable best
management practices (BMPs) advanced by the City to the satisfaction
of the reviewing department, commissions and boards within the building
permit process or having other jurisdiction over the proposal. The
development of the lot shall be such that there is no increase in
runoff over the greater of:
(2)
In approving the proposed increase in impervious area, the approving
authority shall find that a system for artificial recharge of the
precipitation is provided that incorporates best management practices
(BMPs) that will reasonably prevent degradation of groundwater quality.
A file of stormwater BMPs advanced by the City and subject to additions,
modifications and deletions can be viewed at the offices of the City
Engineer, the Planning Board or the Conservation Commission. Feasible,
simple and reliable innovations will be added to the BMP file.
B.
Site development shall be designed such that there will be no increase
in the rate of runoff from the site over that calculated for the site
prior to development for rainfall intensity less than or equal to
the one-hundred-year return interval storm.
C.
Runoff.
(1)
Runoff from all impervious surfaces shall be prevented by capture
in a closed drainage system or vegetated swales from infiltrating
directly into the ground and shall to the greatest extent possible
be diverted towards areas covered with vegetation for surface infiltration.
Additionally, before discharge from the closed drainage system, the
runoff shall be treated through an oil and grit separator.
(2)
Runoff shall then enter a stormwater detention pond designed
to detain a two-year return interval storm with a percolation rate
no faster than 40 minutes per inch, or some other system with equal
or superior effectiveness. Said detention pond, oil and grit separator
or other means by which to filter and retain potential contaminants
shall be constructed, operated and maintained in the approved manner
and in accordance with state plumbing codes.
Existing nonconforming uses may be expanded as allowed by § 440-503 of this chapter. The Board of Appeals shall not grant such approval unless it shall find that such expansion shall not be substantially more detrimental to the City of Taunton water supply than the existing use and that such expansion conforms to allow the regulations for that use as specified in this article.
A.
The special permit granting authority (SPGA) under this article shall be the Municipal Council. An applicant filing an application for a special permit of the SPGA pursuant to this article which will also require a special permit pursuant to § 440-502 and/or a site plan review pursuant to Article XV of this chapter may file that application either prior to or concurrently with the application for any other required permit or approval.
B.
The application and plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the proposed development (e.g., special permit, site plan review and/or earth removal) and also include those requirements as cited in Subsection D below. An additional filing fee of $50 shall accompany said applications which are filed simultaneously with § 440-502 special permit, site plan review and/or earth removal applications.
C.
Applications for a special permit under this article filed prior to a § 440-502 special permit and/or Article XV site plan review and/or earth removal permit or applications not requiring any of those three review and approval processes shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by 10 copies of the application and an application fee of $150.
D.
All applications shall address the following requirements as well
as any additional requirements as may be specified in the SPGA rules
and regulations for the issuance of special permits:
(1)
Site plan showing the extent of impervious areas, drainage and
layout and design of disposal facilities;
(2)
A complete list of all chemicals, pesticides, fuels and other
potentially toxic or hazardous materials to be used or stored on the
premises in quantities greater than those associated with normal household
use accompanied by a description of measures proposed to protect them
from vandalism, corrosion and leakage and to provide for spill prevention,
containment, cleanup and countermeasures;
(3)
A description of potentially toxic or hazardous wastes to be
generated indicating storage and disposal method;
(4)
Provisions and conditions to control causes of pollution to
groundwater and surface water with an analysis of the simplicity,
reliability and feasibility of the control measures proposed and the
degree of threat to water quality which would result if the control
measures were to fail;
(5)
Ensure against contamination and loss of recharge by such means
as watertight sewer pipes, control of road salt, erosion control,
preservation of natural vegetative cover, and maintenance of catch
basins;
(6)
For underground storage of toxic and hazardous materials, evidence
of qualified professional supervision of system design and installation;
and
(7)
Analysis by a qualified professional engineer experienced in
groundwater evaluation and/or hydrogeology certifying that at the
boundaries of the property the groundwater quality resulting from
on-site waste disposal, other on-site operations, natural recharge,
and background water quality will not fall below the standards established
by the Department of Environmental Protection in Drinking Water Standards
of Massachusetts or, for parameters where no standards exist, below
standards established by the Board of Health. Where existing groundwater
quality is already below those standards, the certification shall
be that the proposed activity will result in no further degradation
of groundwater quality.
E.
The SPGA shall refer copies of the application to the City's Water
Department, Board of Health, City Engineer, Building Commissioner,
City Planner and Conservation Commission which shall review, either
jointly or separately, the application and shall submit their recommendations
to the SPGA. Failure to make recommendations within 35 days of the
SPGA referral may be deemed to be a lack of opposition.
F.
The SPGA shall hold a public hearing within 65 days after the filing
of the application in conformity with the provisions of MGL c. 40A,
§ 9. Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication
and posting and first-class mailings to parties in interest as defined
in MGL c. 40A, § 11. The decision of the SPGA and any extension,
modification or renewal thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk
within 90 days following the closing of the public hearing. Failure
of the SPGA to act within 90 days shall be deemed as a granting of
the permit.
G.
After notice and public hearing, and after due consideration of the
reports and recommendations of the various City departments and boards,
the SPGA may grant such a special permit provided that it finds that
the proposed use is in harmony with the purpose and intent of this
chapter and will promote the purposes of the Water and Aquifer Resource
Protection District.
H.
The SPGA as a condition of a special permit may require periodic
monitoring, including sampling of wastewater disposed to off-site
systems or dry wells and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells,
with reports to be submitted to the SPGA for referral to the Water
Department and Board of Health. The costs of such monitoring shall
be borne by the owner of the property.
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North Taunton Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District
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Beginning at the common corner of the Towns of Norton and Easton
and the City of Taunton, thence easterly along the Easton-Taunton
line to the common corner of the Towns of Easton and Raynham and the
City of Taunton, thence southerly along the Raynham-Taunton line to
its intersection with the center line of Field Street; thence westerly
along the center line of Field Street to its intersection with the
center line of Prospect Hill Street; thence southwesterly along the
center line of Prospect Hill Street to its intersection with the center
line of Scaddings Street; thence southerly along the center line of
Scaddings Street to its intersection with the center line of Bay Street;
thence northwesterly along the center line of Bay Street to its intersection
with the center line of Bassett Street; thence westerly and northwesterly
along the center line of Bassett Street and the easement that was
formerly Bassett Street to its merge center line of John Quincy Adams
Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of John Quincy Adams
Road to its intersection with the center line of Myles Standish Boulevard;
thence northerly along the center line of Myles Standish Boulevard
approximately 135 feet to its intersection with the projection of
the property line between numbers 500 and 540 Myles Standish Boulevard,
also known as Assessors lots 24R and 25E respectively; thence northwesterly
along said projection and property line to its intersection with the
Taunton-Norton line; thence northeasterly along the Taunton-Norton
line to the point of beginning.
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East Taunton Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District
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Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of
Middleboro Avenue with the Taunton-Lakeville line, thence southerly
and southeasterly along the Taunton-Lakeville line to its intersection
with the projection of a line generally parallel with and about 330
feet easterly of the center line of Kingman Street, said line also
being a portion of the boundary line of the Emma N.F. Hutt Forest;
thence northerly and easterly along the boundary of said Hutt Forest
to its intersection with the westerly line of Kingman Street; thence
southerly along the westerly line of Kingman Street where it is coincident
with the said Hutt Forest boundary line; thence turning west and following
said boundary along its various courses to its intersection with the
Taunton-Berkley line; thence northwesterly along the Taunton-Berkley
line to another intersection with said Hutt Forest boundary line;
thence along said Hutt Forest boundary line along its various courses
to its intersection with the center line of Holloway Street Bypass;
thence northerly along the center line of Holloway Street Bypass to
its merge with the center line of Staples Street; thence northerly
along the center line of Staples Street to its intersection with the
center line of Caswell Street; thence easterly along the center line
of Caswell Street to its intersection with the center line of South
Precinct Street; thence northerly along the center line of South Precinct
Street to its intersection with the center line of Sherwood Avenue;
thence northeasterly along the center line of Sherwood Avenue to its
intersection with the center line of Middleboro Avenue; thence northeasterly
along the center line of Middleboro Avenue to the point of beginning.
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Appendix A
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Key:
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Permitted uses = Y
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Prohibited uses = N
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Special permit by Municipal Council = SP
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Description of Use
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Zone II, Zone I
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Interim II
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Zone III
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Facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous
waste, subject to MGL c. 21C and 310 CMR 30.00
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N
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N
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N
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** Except the following:
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a.
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Very small quantity generators as defined under 310 CMR 30.00
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Y
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Y
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Y
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b.
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Household hazardous waste collection centers and events under
310 CMR 30.00
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Y
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Y
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Y
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c.
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Waste oil retention facilities required by MGL c. 21, § 52A
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Y
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Y
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Y
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d.
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Waste remediation treatment works approved under 314 CMR 5.00
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Storage of liquid hazardous materials, as defined in MGL c.
21E
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N
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N
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N
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** Unless in a freestanding container within a building or above
ground with secondary containment
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Landfilling of sludge or septage defined in 310 CMR 32.05
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N
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N
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N
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Storage of sludge and septage, unless such storage is in compliance
with 310 CMR 32.30 and 310 CMR 32.31
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N
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N
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N
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Land application of untreated and unclassified sanitary waste
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N
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N
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N
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Storage of commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners, as
defined in MGL c. 128, § 64
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N
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N
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N
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** Unless such storage is within a structure designated to prevent
the generation and escape of contaminated runoff or leachate
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Outdoor storage of uncovered and/or uncontained manure
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N
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N
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N
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Commercial piggery
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N
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N
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N
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Landfills and open dumps as defined in 310 CMR 19.006
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N
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N
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N
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Junk and salvage yards as defined in MGL c. 140B, § 1
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N
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N
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N
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Outdoor storage of salt and de-icing chemicals
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N
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N
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N
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Dumping of salt-contaminated snow and/or snow brought in from
outside the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection Districts
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N
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N
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N
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Use of septic system cleaners which contain toxic organic chemicals
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N
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N
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N
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Storage of liquid petroleum products
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N
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N
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N
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** Except for the following:
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a.
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Normal household use, outdoor maintenance and heating of a structure
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Y
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Y
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Y
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b.
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Waste oil retention facilities required by statute, rule or
regulation
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Y
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Y
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Y
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c.
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Emergency generators required by statute, rule or regulation
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Y
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Y
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Y
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d.
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Treatment works approved under 314 CMR 5.00 for treatment of
groundwater or surface water
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Provided that storage, listed in Items a through d above, is
in freestanding containers within buildings or above ground with secondary
containment adequate to contain a spill the size of the container's
total storage capacity
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Earth removal, consisting of removal of soil, loam, sand, gravel
or any other earth material (including mining materials) within 6
feet of historical high groundwater as determined from monitoring
wells and historical high water table fluctuation data compiled by
the United States Geological Survey
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N
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N
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N
| |
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** Except for excavations for building foundations, roads or
utility works
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Y
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Y
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Y
| |
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New cemeteries
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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Dry cleaning, funeral, barber, hairdressing, photographic processing,
laundering, animal grooming and printing establishments
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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** Unless such establishments are connected to municipal sewerage
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
| |
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Golf courses and related facilities either public or private
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N
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N
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Y
| |
|
N
|
N
|
Y
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Stormwater retention basins or unlined stormwater detention
basins
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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Subsurface stormwater percolation structures without pretreatment
systems
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N
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N
|
Y
| |
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Use of chemicals and salt for de-icing on all streets and parking
areas shedding runoff into the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection
District
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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** Except as in compliance with a Snow and Ice Management Plan
approved the Municipal Council
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Y
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Y
|
Y
| |
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Storage of generators, motors and/or transformers not in use
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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Heavy manufacturing (i.e., metal fabricating, plating, finishing,
and polishing; motor and machinery service and assembly; etc.)
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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** Unless connected to municipal sewerage and providing for
containment of spills
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
| |
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Commercial furniture refinishing and stripping
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N
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N
|
Y
| |
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Treatment works that are subject to 314 CMR 5.00, including
privately owned sewage treatment facilities
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N
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N
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Y
| |
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** Except for the following:
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a.
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The replacement or repair on an existing treatment works that
will not result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity
of the existing treatment works
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
b.
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The replacement of existing subsurface sewage disposal system(s)
with wastewater treatment works that are in compliance with 310 CMR
15.00 for the existing building and use and will not result in a design
capacity greater than that appropriate for the existing use
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
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c.
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Treatment works approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection designed for the treatment of contaminated
groundwater
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Y
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Y
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Y
|
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d.
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The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that
will result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity
of the treatment works but discharging outside the Water and Aquifer
Resource Protection District
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
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The application of fertilizers for nondomestic or nonagricultural
uses. Such applications shall be made in a manner so as to minimize
adverse impacts on groundwater due to nutrient transport, deposition
and sedimentation
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Y
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SP
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Y
| |
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Land application of Type II sludge
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N
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SP
|
Y
| |
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Motor vehicle, boat and airplane service and repair establishments
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N
|
N
|
Y
| |
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Discharge of liquid wastes that require DEP approval
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N
|
SP
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Y
| |
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Very small quantity generators; one that generates less than
100 kilograms (less than 25 gallons) of hazardous waste in a month
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N
|
SP
|
Y
| |
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Those activities that involve the handling of toxic or hazardous materials in greater quantities than those associated with normal household use, permitted in the underlying zoning (except as prohibited under § 440-1605A and B); such activities shall require a special permit to prevent contamination of groundwater
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N
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SP
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Y
| |
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The construction of dams or other water-control devices, ponds
or other changes in water bodies or courses, created for swimming,
fishing or drainage improvements; such activities shall not adversely
affect water quality or quantity
|
N
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SP
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Y
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