A. 
On April 7, 1999, the Groton Sewer Commission voted to adopt and file with the Town Clerk the rules and regulations used by the Town of Pepperell, entitled "Regulation of Sewer Design, Construction, and Use," subject to modifications to reflect reference to Groton and Groton Center Sewer System as applicable and adaptive to Groton and the Groton Sewer Commission.
B. 
The Town of Pepperell's Regulation of Sewer Design, Construction, and Use of public and private sewers is adopted for use in the Town of Groton by its Sewer Commission for the Groton Center Sewer System. As adopted, it is further made adaptive to the Town of Groton; i.e., where reference in the text is made to "Pepperell" or "Town of Pepperell," it shall mean "Groton" or "Town of Groton"; to "Pepperell Sewer Commission" or "Sewer Commissioners," it shall mean the Groton Sewer Commission or Sewer Commissioners; to the Pepperell Superintendent or Superintendent, it shall mean the Groton Sewer Commission or Sewer Commissioners or the Superintendent acting as an agent of the Groton Sewer Commission, or, as appropriate within the meaning of the text, Superintendent.
C. 
The content of Appendix B as in effect shall be the most recent rules and regulations as contained in the Regulations for Sewer Design and Construction Town of Pepperell, Massachusetts, document referenced in Appendix B of this document.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Applicants with large-flow permits may be required, at the discretion of the Sewer Commissioners, to institute water reclamation or recycling technology to limit wastewater discharge to the maximum practical extent.
B. 
Wastewater flow meters may be required for all users with 4,000 gallons per day (gpd) flow. Existing users with 4,000 gpd flow will have a one-year grace period to install a flow meter. Flow meters must meet specifications set by the Sewer Commission.
C. 
All pump stations shall be equipped with a flow meter.
D. 
All manholes located in the areas subject to flooding shall have watertight covers. This provision can be waived at the discretion of the Sewer Commission.
E. 
The Sewer Commission has the authority to require the removal of any inflow or infiltration (I/I) source from private property. To validate the removal of the I/I source, the Sewer Commission requires the flow from the I/I source to be quantified by an expert in the field of flow measurement prior to mitigation and after the removal of the source. The method of measurement shall be approved by the Sewer Commission prior to performing the service. The property owner will submit notarized notification of the source removal with flow rates in gallons per minute within 10 calendar days of notice by the Sewer Commission. If the property owner fails to submit such notification:
(1) 
The Sewer Commission will secure services to perform the flow measurement and source removal work.
(2) 
The property owner will reimburse the Sewer Commission for all expenses, loss or damage related to the mitigation of the I/I source, including but not limited to engineering assistance, project management and administration, construction services, and flow measurement.
(3) 
The property owner will reimburse the Sewer Commission for all sewer flow and usage costs based on the measured I/I from the date of this notice to the date of removal.
F. 
Car washes and laundromats are prohibited within the Sewer District.
G. 
A property owner is responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all sewer lines serving building spaces on their property, from the structure up to the point where the sewer line enters the public way.