[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wellfleet
as Art. VII, Sec. 30, of the General Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
In order to protect the quality of the waters of the harbor
and other wetlands within the Town limits, no road or other surface
shall be re-graded, constructed, or maintained in such a manner as
to divert or direct the flow of runoff, defined as including stormwater
or any other surface waters, excepting natural preexisting watercourses,
into any wetland, as defined in MGL c. 131, § 40. Uncontaminated
runoff shall be directed in such a way as to recharge the groundwater
within the lot where it originates and in such a manner as not to
alter natural runoff into any wetland, nor to cause erosion, pollution
or siltation into or towards any wetland.
Any owner of property on which a violation of this chapter occurs
or is occurring shall be warned by the Town of Wellfleet Police Department
(including special officers), the Building Inspector, the Health and
Conservation Officer, the Shellfish Constable, the Deputy Shellfish
Constable, the Assistant Shellfish Constable, the Harbormaster, the
Assistant Harbormaster, or any other officer whom the Selectboard
may from time to time designate. If the violation continues for a
period of more than 90 days beyond the date of such warning, the owner
in violation shall be fined $100 for each day or fraction of a day
of continued violation. The above said officials shall have authority
to enforce this chapter.
