As provided in MGL c. 165, § 11D, a water customer
shall provide access to the Water Department during regular business
hours and, in the event of an emergency, at all other times, to permit
Water Department employees or contractors to inspect, test, repair
and/or replace the water service or any component thereof or the water
meter for the premises. In the event of a water customer's failure
to provide access, the Director of Public Works or his designee shall
transmit a written request for access to the customer, specifying
the purpose and date(s) and time(s); if the water customer fails to
provide access at the requested date(s) and time(s); or within 30
days following receipt of the written request, whichever is later,
then the water customer shall be liable for a fine of $25 per day
for each day thereafter, until the water customer provides the requested
access. This provision may be enforced by the Director of Public Works
or his/her designee.
[Added 4-30-2018 ATM by Art. 39]
The Board of Water and Sewerage is hereby authorized to promulgate
written regulations governing the operation of the public water supply
system and the regulation of its customers/consumers. Said regulations,
once promulgated, shall be filed with the Town Clerk and posted in
a conspicuous place in or near its offices in the Town House to which
the general public has access.
[Added 4-30-2018 ATM
by Art. 39]
Any person who engages in conduct prohibited by said regulations
and not otherwise prohibited by Massachusetts General Laws or these
Bylaws shall be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense, $200
for the second offense, $300 for the third offense and $300 for each
subsequent offense; in the case of continuing offense, each day shall
constitute a separate offense. The Board of Water and Sewerage, DPW
Director or his or her designee and the Medfield Police Department
shall each have authority to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw.