[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting 5-8-1988 ATM, Art. 98,
as Sec. 155.1 of the General Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
For the purpose of ensuring compliance with minimum
standards for the health and safety of the Inhabitants of Webster
and for protecting groundwater, drinking water and Webster Lake from
contamination or pollution, and to provide for the pumping and disposal
of the contents of privies, cesspools and septic tanks as a public
service, it shall be the duty of the Board of Selectmen through the
Town Administrator or their agents, to examine, remove or prevent
nuisances due to improper on-site sewage disposal systems bordering
Webster Lake and the Town Administrator is directed and authorized
to implement a program of septic systems inspection, repair and maintenance,
and disposal of the contents of such septic systems.
B.
The Board of Selectmen shall adopt and the Town Administrator
or their agents shall enforce rules and regulations relative to such
a program of inspection, repair, maintenance and disposal of the contents
of privies, cesspools and to establish reasonable fees to defray the
costs of such program, such fees to be paid by the owners of properties
included in the program.
C.
The Town Administrator or his or her agents shall
have express authority under this bylaw to make inspections of on-site
sewage disposal systems. Failure to maintain a proper system may be
deemed a nuisance, and the board of Selectmen may require such a system
to be cleaned or repaired at the expense of the property owner.
