[Adopted 4-11-1996 ATM by Art. 26 (Ch. 191, Art. II, of the 1999 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect, preserve and maintain the public health, safety and welfare through regulation of the use of hydrants for access to use of the public water supply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
The Town of Plymouth Select Board or any other board, department or agency of the Town, as the Select Board may designate.
Any and all water, watershed and water facilities and any and all water supply or water delivery equipment that is owned, maintained or administered by the Town of Plymouth or that is used to access the water supply owned, maintained or administered by the Town of Plymouth.
The Town of Plymouth Water Division Superintendent or his or her designee.
The taking of water from the public water supply, whether by the opening of a hydrant or by use of any equipment attached to or connecting with the public water supply or water delivery equipment of the Town of Plymouth or by any other means, for use other than by the Town of Plymouth is strictly prohibited, except pursuant to a valid hydrant permit issued by the Town of Plymouth Water Division.
A.
No hydrant permit shall issue except pursuant to a written application for such a permit that shall be made in advance of connection to or the taking of any water from the public water supply. Said application shall be made to the Superintendent on an approved application form.
B.
No hydrant permit shall issue without compliance with all applicable state and Town cross-connection protection standards, water metering requirements and such other requirements or restrictions as the Superintendent may direct for the purpose of protecting the purity and integrity of the public water supply system, including regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
C.
No water shall be taken from any hydrant or any other water supply or water delivery equipment that has not been designated by the Water Division as available for such a use under the regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
[Amended 10-18-2025 ATM by Art. 10]
The Select Board shall make such regulations for the implementation as it may deem necessary or reasonable to put into effect the purpose of this article.
A.
No person or entity shall violate any provision, condition, requirement or restriction of this article or any regulations promulgated thereunder, and each instance of any such violation and each day of continuation of such instance shall be deemed to be a separate violation of this article.
B.
Any person or entity who or which violates this article or the regulations promulgated in accordance with this article shall be liable to the Town of Plymouth in the amount of $200 for each such violation, including but not limited to the enforcement of this article in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D. Any penalty collected by any means shall be paid to the Town. When enforced in accordance with the provision of MGL c. 40, § 21D, each separate instance of noncompliance following issuance of any written warning or violation notice pursuant to this section shall constitute a separate violation of this article. The enforcing person may issue a warning or violation notice for each day that a violation exists or continues.
The enforcing person, its agent or designee may reasonably enter onto any property in order to inspect or maintain a hydrant or other public water supply or water delivery equipment, to investigate any violation of this article or to enforce this article. The filing of an application pursuant to § 310-6 of this article shall constitute permission for such entry.
The invalidity of any portion or provision of this article shall not invalidate any other portion, provision or section hereof.