Town of Avon, MA
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2023-05-02
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Division 2: Regulations
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Chapter 375 Water Department
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 15 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 19 Elections
- Ch 23 Emergency Services
- Ch 30 Finances
- Ch 55 Officers and Employees
- Ch 61 Personnel
- Ch 72 Reports and Records
- Ch 84 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 103 Alarm Systems
- Ch 107 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 115 Buildings
- Ch 120 Construction and Post-Construction Stormwater Management
- Ch 126 Dogs
- Ch 134 Entertainment, Public
- Ch 140 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 151 Illicit Discharge Control
- Ch 158 Junk, Scrap Metal and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 165 Loitering
- Ch 171 Marijuana and Tetrahydrocannabinol
- Ch 179 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 184 Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 196 Solid Waste
- Ch 201 Storage Tanks
- Ch 205 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
- Ch 209 Swimming Pools
- Ch 222 Vehicles, Abandoned or Junk
- Ch 226 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 235 Water
- Ch 239 Wetlands
- Ch 247 Yard Sales
- Ch 255 Zoning
- Division 2: Regulations
- Ch 300 Board of Health
- Ch 350 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 375 Water Department
- Ch 375 Art I Definitions
- § 375-1.1 Terms defined.
- Ch 375 Art II General Provisions
- § 375-2.1 Application for water service.
- § 375-2.2 Responsibility for charges.
- § 375-2.3 Private wells.
- § 375-2.4 Unusual construction.
- § 375-2.5 Right of entry.
- § 375-2.6 Fires.
- § 375-2.7 Conditions under which service is furnished.
- § 375-2.8 No liability for interruption of service.
- § 375-2.9 No liability for dirty water.
- § 375-2.10 No liability for collapsed boilers.
- § 375-2.11 No liability for shutting off water without notice.
- Ch 375 Art III Charges
- § 375-3.1 Start of consumer's liability to pay.
- § 375-3.2 Charge for turning on or off water.
- § 375-3.3 Collection of miscellaneous water charges.
- § 375-3.4 Delinquent accounts.
- § 375-3.5 Claims for adjustment of bills.
- § 375-3.6 All water to be metered and billed.
- § 375-3.7 Determination of charge in case of defective meter.
- § 375-3.8 Furnishing of water to other premises.
- Ch 375 Art IV Meters
- § 375-4.1 Installation.
- § 375-4.2 Liability for repairs.
- § 375-4.3 Size and type.
- § 375-4.4 Setting, removal, sealing and testing.
- § 375-4.5 Installation of meter pits.
- § 375-4.6 Town's right to change meters.
- § 375-4.7 Removal and repair.
- § 375-4.8 Access.
- § 375-4.9 Testing by request.
- Ch 375 Art V Service, Pipes and Fixtures
- § 375-5.1 Consumer responsible for maintenance.
- § 375-5.2 Inspections; pipes and trenches.
- § 375-5.3 Construction of new connections.
- § 375-5.4 Right to repair service pipes.
- § 375-5.5 Extra large or special service pipe.
- § 375-5.6 Charges for repairs.
- § 375-5.7 Emergency fittings.
- § 375-5.8 Irregular service.
- § 375-5.9 One service to each premises.
- § 375-5.10 Requests for turning on or shutting off water.
- § 375-5.11 Winter installation prohibited.
- § 375-5.12 Dead ends and loops.
- § 375-5.13 Service pipe trenches.
- § 375-5.14 Standby fire protection.
- § 375-5.15 Testing fire systems.
- § 375-5.16 Private hydrant service.
- § 375-5.17 Use of fire hydrants.
- § 375-5.18 Cross-connection control.
- Ch 375 Art VI Requirements and Specifications for Laying Water Mains
- § 375-6.1 Cover over pipe.
- § 375-6.2 Ledge.
- § 375-6.3 Blasting.
- § 375-6.4 Excavation within limits of public ways.
- § 375-6.5 Service pipes.
- § 375-6.6 Testing.
- Ch 375 Art VII Enforcement and Penalties
- § 375-7.1 Violations of regulations.
- § 375-7.2 Cross-connections.
- § 375-7.3 Treatment.
- § 375-7.4 Mandatory water use restrictions.
- § 375-7.5 Unauthorized water use.
- § 375-7.6 Defacing and littering upon Town-owned property.
- § 375-7.7 Corrupting or diverting water.
- Ch 375 Art VIII Water Use Restrictions
- § 375-8.1 Authority.
- § 375-8.2 Purpose.
- § 375-8.3 Definitions.
- § 375-8.4 Declaration of State of Water Supply Restriction.
- § 375-8.5 Restricted water uses.
- § 375-8.6 Public notification of State of Water Supply Restriction; notification of DEP.
- § 375-8.7 Termination of State of Water Supply Restriction; notice.
- § 375-8.8 State of Water Supply Emergency; compliance with DEP orders.
- § 375-8.9 Violations and penalties.
- § 375-8.10 Severability.
- Ch 375 Art IX Rates and Charges
- § 375-9.1 Water rates.
- § 375-9.2 Nonpayment of bills and charges.
- § 375-9.3 Backflow prevention test fees.
- § 375-9.4 Other water fees.
- § 375-9.5 Table of fees.
- Appendix
- Ch A400 General Law Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Water Commissioners (Board of Selectmen)
of the Town of Avon as last revised 8-16-2011. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets, sidewalks and public property — See Ch. 205.
Water — See Ch. 235.
Zoning — See Ch. 255.
Board of Health regulations — See Ch. 300.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 350.
The following regulations are a part of the contract with every
person who takes water and govern the relations between the Water
Department and its consumers and the contractors/developers who install
water systems.
