[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Sudbury
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. V, § 31, of the General Bylaws]
No person shall pollute, corrupt, injure or obstruct the water
source or water supply serving the Town through the water distribution
system of the Sudbury Water District.
Provided that the Board of Water Commissioners of the Sudbury
Water District has declared a water emergency, the Select Board shall
then be authorized to declare water emergencies from time to time
as authorized by MGL c. 21G, §§ 15, 16 and 17, or through
a determination pursuant to Chapter 100 of the Acts of the General
Court of Massachusetts of 1934 that a threat of pollution, corruption,
injury or obstruction to the water supply exists. The purpose of such
a declaration is to conserve and minimize use of water. Following
declaration or determination and during such emergency, all outside
external use of water from the public water system as supplied by
the Sudbury Water District shall be prohibited. Watering lawns, gardens
and shrubbery and other landscape watering shall be prohibited. Washing
of vehicles shall be prohibited.
Violators of this bylaw shall be subject to the following fines:
This bylaw only pertains to residences, commercial property
and industry served by the distribution system to the Town through
the Sudbury Water District.
[Adopted as Art. XXVII of the General Bylaws]
It is the purpose of this bylaw to establish requirements for
the installation of in-ground irrigation systems on residential properties
for the protection of the quality and quantity of water supplied by
the Sudbury Water District.
All in-ground irrigation systems serving residential uses installed
after the effective date of this bylaw will be required to comply
with the following:
A.
Installation of new in-ground irrigation systems and expansion of
existing systems will be permitted only when the source of water supply
is a private well owned and under the control of the property owner
or a legally created organization of the owners of property using
the well.
B.
All wells installed for the purposes of this bylaw shall be subject
to the regulations of the Sudbury Board of Health. All wells shall
be tested for coliform bacteria and shall require treatment if such
tests indicate the presence of coliform.
C.
Installation and continued operation of such systems will be in accordance
with the requirements herein:
(1)
Private wells for irrigation purposes shall not be located within
100 feet of a sewage disposal system, within 100 feet of an existing
potable water supply well and within 100 feet of a wetland or vernal
pool. Lesser setbacks to sewage disposal systems may be approved by
the Board of Health.
[Amended 4-4-2006 ATM
by Art. 31]
(2)
All wells shall be dug or drilled to a minimum depth of 100 feet,
unless it is demonstrated through hydrogeological analysis that the
cone of influence of the well at its maximum pumping capacity does
not intercept any surface water resource.
(3)
There will be no connection between the private water supply and
the municipal water service. Separation using valves or removable
sections of pipe is prohibited.
(4)
Discharge of water from the private water supply will be through
subsurface sprinkler heads that rise when activated by water pressure.
Water from this source will not be available through sill cocks, garden
hoses or any other points.
(5)
The purpose of the private water supply is limited to irrigation
of lawn and plants, and is not to be used for washing automobiles,
filling swimming pools or as a potable water supply.
D.
Irrigation systems sourced by private water supplies and operated
as described herein shall not be limited to specific hours of operation
nor odd/even days of use if the Town declares a water emergency.
E.
All irrigation systems shall utilize moisture sensors.
F.
An integrated pest management plan shall be compiled and submitted
with an application to install an in-ground irrigation system. The
plan shall encourage minimal use of fertilizers and pesticides by
use of nonchemical methods to control pests, such as by the use of
indigenous species of plants.
G.
Sellers of property covered by these regulations are responsible
to inform the purchaser of these requirements in any purchase and
sale agreement.
H.
A permit to install a new in-ground irrigation system shall be required
from the Board of Health and fees for review and inspection shall
be established. All other state, federal or local approvals shall
be required where necessary.
In-ground irrigation systems installed on land used primarily
and directly for the raising of fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts
and other foods for human consumption; feed for animals; flowers;
trees; nursery or greenhouse products; and ornamental plants and shrubs;
or on land to be used in a related manner which is incidental thereto
and represents a customary and necessary use in raising such products.
