These regulations are enacted under the authority of MGL c.
83, §§ 3 and 11, and c. 111, §§ 31 and
127.
The purpose of these regulations is to protect public health,
safety and the environment. These regulations facilitate and provide
a systematic approach for properties to connect to the wastewater
sewer, as defined in the Orleans Sewer Use Rules and Regulations,
where applicable.
These regulations apply to all properties located within the
Sewer Service Area, as defined in the Orleans Sewer Use Rules and
Regulations.
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the specific terms in these Sewer Connection Regulations will be
as follows:
BOARD
The Orleans Board of Health.
COMMISSION
The Orleans Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners.
FATS, OILS, AND GREASE (FOG)
Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant
sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules
that are used in, or are byproducts of, the cooking or food preparation
process, and that turn or may turn viscous or solidify with a change
in temperature or other conditions. These substances are detectable
and measurable using analytical test procedures established in 40
CFR 136, as amended. All are sometimes referred to herein as "grease"
or "greases."
HAULER
Any company and/or person who contracts for the pumping,
transport, and legal disposal of septage and/or FOG who is licensed
as a septage hauler.
PROPERTY OWNER
The individual or entity in possession of title for land
and/or structure. It shall be assumed the property owner is listed
on the most recent Town of Orleans Assessor's Property Field
Card.
SEPTAGE
The material removed from any part of an individual on-site
septic system.
SEPTIC SYSTEM
A system or series of systems for the on-site treatment and
disposal of sanitary sewage and wastewater below the ground surface
on a lot.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The extension from the building sewer which carries sanitary
sewage to the Town's wastewater sewer. A service connection may
also be called a building sewer, house sewer, or house connection.
TITLE 5 (310 CMR 15.000)
The State Environmental Code, Title 5: Standard Requirements
for the Siting, Construction, Inspection, Upgrade and Expansion of
On-site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems and for the Transport
and Disposal of Septage, as amended.
TOWN
The Town of Orleans, County of Barnstable, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
WASTEWATER
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences,
commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any
groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may be present.
WASTEWATER SEWER
The structures, processes, equipment, and arrangements necessary
to collect and transport wastewaters to the Orleans wastewater treatment
facility. This shall include every sewer pipe laid in any land, easement,
street or way, public or private, to which all owners of abutting
properties have equal rights, and which is controlled and has been
accepted by the Town. No sewer shall be deemed to be an Orleans Wastewater
Sewer unless it meets all of these criteria, even if such sewer is
located in any land, street or way, public or private.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (WWTF)
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to treat the wastewaters discharged into the wastewater collection
system prior to disposal.
Any person who violates these regulations shall be subject to
a fine of $200 for each violation. Each day a violation continues
shall be deemed a separate offense.
A. Non-criminal disposition.
(1)
Whoever violates any provisions of this regulation may be penalized
by the non-criminal method of disposition as provided in MGL c. 40,
§ 21D or by filing a criminal complaint at the appropriate
venue.
(2)
The Board may apply for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions
of this subsection in a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. Enforcement.
(1)
Enforcement of this regulation shall be by the Board and its
designated agent(s) or the Commission and its designated agent(s).
In the event that any of these regulations are held invalid,
any such regulation or regulations shall be severed from the others
and struck from this document, but the remaining regulations shall
continue in full force.