[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 1]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the town of Millbury. Forty-five days' prior notification is required to the town of Millbury board of sewer commissioners by any person or persons of any proposed changes or connection as follows:
(a) 
Any proposed substantial change in volume or character of pollutant over that being discharged into the public sewer system at the time of issuance of NPDES Permit (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit), which is January 1, 1975.
(b) 
Any proposed new discharges into the public sewer system of pollutants from any source which would be a new source as defined in Section 306 of the Federal Act, if such source were discharging pollutants.
(c) 
Any proposed new discharge into the public sewer system of pollutants from any source which would be subject to Section 301 of the Federal Act if it were discharging such pollutants.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 2; Addendum No. 10, 11-14-1989; Addendum No. 23, 2-22-2000]
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (a) for residential and commercial service, and (b) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the installer or drainlayer shall make application on a special form furnished by the town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the board of sewer commissioners. Effective April 1, 2000, a permit and inspection fee of $50.00 for a residential building sewer permit and $200.00 for a commercial and industrial building permit shall be paid to the town at the time the application is filed for a sewer connection or repair. In the case of a residential-commercial building, the commercial building permit fee shall prevail.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 3; Addendum No. 3, 5-18-1982; Addendum No. 10, 11-14-1989; Addendum No. 23, 2-22-2000]
Permits are to be obtained weekdays at the office of the sewer department between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
(a) 
Permits will be issued to only drainlayers licensed to lay drains in the town of Millbury.
(b) 
Permits are not transferable.
(c) 
Permits shall be subject to revocation when any of the rules and regulations contained herein are not being followed.
(d) 
Effective April 1, 2000, if the work is not completed within 90 days, a new permit must be obtained with a fee of $50.00 for residential and $200.00 for commercial or industrial buildings.
(e) 
Permits will not be issued until the drainlayer has filed a layout plan showing the location of existing service connection, house location, and route of sewer service, and said layout has been approved by the sewer department.
(f) 
Permits must be obtained for repair work to existing sewer services.
(g) 
Permits must be obtained 24 hours before construction for convenience of the sewer department.
(h) 
Whenever plans and specifications are necessary or required by the sewer department for any, or additions to the sewer line, prior to issuing of the permit, such plans or specifications must be submitted. Said plans must have on them the name and address of the designer and certification that they are in compliance with the rules and regulations of the sewer department.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 4]
Licenses to connect particular sewers to the common sewers will be issued to experienced and competent drainlayers.
(a) 
Drainlayers shall maintain insurance as mandated by the town of Millbury, and can obtain this special certificate of insurance form at the selectmen's office or at the sewerage department office. This insurance must cover at least the full period of the license.
(b) 
Drainlayers shall sign a hold harmless clause form, which also can be obtained at the selectmen's office or the sewerage department office.
(c) 
Drainlayers shall post an insurance performance bond in the amount of $3,000.00 to guarantee the satisfactory completion of his work. This bond must cover at least the full period of the license, and show an expiration date.
(d) 
Drainlayer's licenses are renewable annually on January 1st.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 5]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 6]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 7]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the superintendent, to meet all requirements of this regulation.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 8]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 9; Addendum No. 3, 5-18-1982]
Pipe and fittings to be used in the work shall be either PVC pipe, asbestos-cement pipe, extra heavy cast-iron soil pipe, four inches or more in diameter. PVC (polyvinyl-chloride) pipe shall conform to ASTM D3034-73. Asbestos-cement pipe shall conform to ASTM C644 Class 2400, Type II, in lengths not exceeding five feet. Cast-iron soil pipe shall conform to Federal Specification WW-P-401.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 10]
In general, sewer services will not be allowed to have more than two angle points, or a total angular deviation of 180 degrees. Cleanouts shall be installed at each deflection or every 100 feet or unless otherwise directed by the superintendent.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 11; Addendum No. 3, 5-18-1982]
All services shall be laid in an envelope of washed-screened gravel with not less than six inches of said material all around the barrel of the pipe, unless otherwise directed by the superintendent. Maximum stone size shall be three-quarters inch.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 12]
All pipe and fittings shall be laid to a minimum slope of one-quarter inch per foot.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 13]
Line and grade of the pipe and fittings shall be controlled by the use of batter boards and string lines set for this purpose. Batters shall not exceed a distance of 30 feet apart unless otherwise directed by the superintendent.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 14]
In general, the trenches shall be excavated from the end of the existing sewer service to its point of connection to the building plumbing outlet before backfilling any pipe beyond the gravel envelope.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 16]
In new construction, and where practicable in existing buildings when the common sewer is sufficiently deep, service shall be laid directly, without deflections from the house plumbing vent stack to the connection provided at the common sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 17]
Tunneling will not be allowed unless special permission for same is given.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 20]
The drainlayers shall be responsible for all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year following the town of Millbury sewer department acceptance of the sewer service installation.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 21; Addendum No. 19, 5-9-1995]
Upon connection with the building plumbing system to the common sewers, the existing septic tanks and cesspools shall be abandoned and completely filled with suitable fill material. The property owner must sign a statement to the effect that he will fill said tank or cesspool within 30 days of the date on which connection is made to the common sewers. This statement shall be in an approved form, and filed with the board of sewer commissioners and board of health before a sewer connection permit is issued to the installer or drainlayer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 23]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 24]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 25]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the superintendent before installation.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 26]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the superintendent or his representative.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 27]
Requests for inspections on sewer service connections to be installed shall be made before 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the installation.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 31]
All blasting shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety and such other requirements as imposed by the fire chief.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 33]
When conducting blasting operations, the drainlayer or the person doing the blasting must have a $20,000.00 bond posted with the State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the town treasurer and such greater amounts as may be required by the fire chief.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 34]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights at all times so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town, and shall be the responsibility of the drainlayer, who must also abide by the state statute shown below:
State statute: M.G.L. ch. 84, as amended by adding Section 27A:
The owner of any land which abuts a public way and on which an excavation has been made within fifty feet of said way shall cause a fence or other barrier not less than five feet in height to be erected at the street line of such way. Such fence or barrier shall not be removed until the area abutting such way has been made level with the same for a distance of fifty feet from said street line. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred or more than five hundred dollars.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 36]
All work in the street must be done by the (standards for the backfilling of street openings in the town of Millbury.)
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 38]
If the drainlayer does not restore the permanent road surfaces within 14 days following notification to do so, the town of Millbury sewer department shall have the work done and charge the drainlayer for same.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 39]
Power shovels, bulldozers, loaders, trucks, and other equipment shall not be operated on or across sidewalks, berms, curbings, etc., until they have been property protected from damage by planking or other approved means. All damage resulting from the drainlayer's operations shall be repaired by him.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 40]
When making sewer connections in state highways, the town of Millbury will obtain the necessary permits from the Massachusetts Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of a sewer connection permit. All work shall then be done in accordance with the requirements set forth in the permit from the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 43]
All testing and materials to conduct testing for the acceptance by the town of Millbury sewer department must be performed by contractor under the supervision of the town of Millbury sewer department.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 44; Addendum No. 4, 5-18-1982]
The owner of any new structure which will discharge sewage and having accessibility to a public sewer shall at his expense connect said waste directly to the said sewer in accordance with the provisions contained herein as a condition for occupying the structure.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 45; Addendum No. 4, 5-18-1982]
The homeowner is responsible for the maintaining and repairing of the building sewer from the inside foundation wall to the public sewer.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 46]
Manhole walls must conform to W.P.C.F. Manual, Chapter 7, Section 7, except that concrete blocks will not be allowed in the town of Millbury. Manhole steps shall be of gray cast iron which shall meet the requirements of the ASTM Specifications for A-43 Class 25. The parts of the steps that are not embedded in concrete shall be coated with hot coal tar before the steps are delivered. In precast manhole sections, forged aluminum type steps of an approved design may be used. Steps must be not less than eight inches wide.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 47; Addendum No. 7, 6-25-1985; Addendum No. 12, 3-12-1991]
The owner or developer of any property situated within the town and accessible to the public sanitary sewer of the town is hereby required at his expense to connect directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations. Permission for said connection to be granted by the board of sewer commissioners and installation to be completed by a licensed drainlayer in the town with the proper bonding insurance requirements under the supervision of the superintendent of sewers or his appointed representative. The date of inspection by the sewer department of a sewer line installed under a sewer connection permit constitutes the actual sewer connection date for sewer department purposes, making properties eligible for sewer use fees.
[Code of Bylaws, App. C, Art. II, Section 48; Addendum No. 21, 5-10-1999]
The owner, developer, or agent of any property situated within the town and accessible to the public sanitary sewers of the town in the opinion of the town of Millbury shall be responsible for any costs and expenses for professional planning reviews as required; and for inspection services in connection with or for said property. The town of Millbury sewerage commission reserves the right to have the inspection services carried out by a registered professional engineer in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Said costs and expenses shall be payable to the town of Millbury sewerage commission within 30 days of billing. A progress schedule shall be required so that an estimate of inspection costs can be made.
Any new proposed subdivision or commercial/industrial business that requires a sewer extension discharging into the sewerage system shall require the removal, on the ratio of at least three gallons removed for each gallon proposed, of excess infiltration/inflow (I&I) within the existing sewerage system, thus decreasing the total flow to the wastewater treatment facility. The removal of identified and quantified infiltration/inflow (I&I) shall be as approved by the board of sewer commissioners. If at this time there is no identified and quantified location where infiltration/inflow (I&I) may be removed, the board of sewer commissioners will require that a sum of money in the amount of $1.00 per gallon of infiltration/inflow (I&I) proposed for removal shall be deposited with the town treasurer. This money may be used to seek the assistance of an outside consultant to identify and specify the exact nature and amount of infiltration/inflow (I&I) reduction to be undertaken.