[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Wakefield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Private wells — See Ch. 445.
[Adopted 6-1-1992 ATM by Art. 37 as Ch. VIII of the 1992
Bylaws]
This article is adopted by the Town of Wakefield
under its home rule powers, its police powers to protect public health
and welfare and its specific authorization under MGL c. 40, §§ 21
and 21D.
The purpose of this article is to protect, preserve
and maintain the public health, safety and welfare whenever there
is in force a state water supply emergency by providing for enforcement
of any duly imposed restrictions, requirements, provisions or conditions
imposed by the Town or by the Department to abate the emergency.
As used in this article, the following words
and phrases shall include the following meanings:
The Department of Environmental Protection.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 25]
The Department of Public Works or any authorized agent thereof.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 25]
A state of water supply emergency declared by the Department
of Environmental Protection pursuant to MGL c. 21G, § 15
or MGL c. 111, § 160 or by the Governor.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 25]
The Town of Wakefield.
The following shall apply to all water users
supplied by the Town:
A.
Following notification by the Town of the existence
of a state water supply emergency, no person shall violate any provision,
condition, requirement or restriction included in the Drought Contingency
Plan for the Town which has as its purpose the abatement of a water
supply emergency.
B.
Notification of any provision, restriction, requirement
or condition with which users of water supplied by the Town are required
to comply to abate a water supply emergency shall be sufficient, for
purposes of this article, if it is published in a manner reasonably
expected to reach and inform users of the Town water supply.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 25]
Designated agents of the enforcement authority
may enter any property for the purpose of inspecting any violation
of this article or enforcing against the same.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 25]
Any person or entity who or which violates any provision, condition, requirement or restriction of § 185-4 of this article shall be liable to the Town as set forth in §§ 1-6 and 1-7. Each separate instance of noncompliance following the issuance of any citation pursuant to this section shall constitute a separate violation.
