Town of Groton, MA
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2023-04-29
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 127 Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter (2022)
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Aging, Council on
- Ch 5 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 13 Finance Committee
- Ch 16 Finances
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Housing Authority
- Ch 27 Inspector of Wires
- Ch 32 Legal Affairs
- Ch 44 Park Commission
- Ch 48 Personnel
- Ch 52 Planning Board
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Regional School District
- Ch 71 Revolving Funds
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Town Meetings
- Ch 84 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 86 (Reserved)
- Ch 90 Water
- Ch 91 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 93 Water Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 111 Beano
- Ch 116 Boats
- Ch 119 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Demolition Delay
- Ch 127 Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way
- § 127-1 Discharge prohibited.
- § 127-2 Violations and penalties.
- § 127-3 Enforcement.
- Ch 128 Dogs
- Ch 134 Earth Removal
- Ch 137 Farming
- Ch 139 Fees
- Ch 141 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 145 Forest Lands
- Ch 153 Historic Districts and Commission
- Ch 154 Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Drain System
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 168 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 175 Retail Sales, Hours of
- Ch 180 Roads and Ways
- Ch 181 Litter and Snow in Public Ways
- Ch 184 Scenic Roads
- Ch 190 Sewers
- Ch 196 Signs
- Ch 198 Stormwater Management — Low-Impact Development
- Ch 199 Polystyrene Container Restriction for Food Service Establishments
- Ch 200 Single-Use Plastic Bags
- Ch 201 Vehicles, Operation of
- Ch 205 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 210 Water Supply
- Ch 215 Wetlands
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Division 2: Select Board Regulations
- Ch 222 Avenue of Flags
- Ch 223 (Reserved)
- Ch 235 Driveways
- Ch 239 Earth Removal
- Ch 242 Flags, Display of
- Ch 244 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 245 Standards of Conduct Policy
- Ch 246 Highway Department
- Ch 247 Road Acceptance Policy
- Ch 248 Road Openings
- Ch 249 Salaries and Wages
- Ch 251 Sanitary Landfill
- Ch 253 (Reserved)
- Ch 257 Smoking
- Ch 258 Street Naming and Building Numbering
- Ch 261 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 264 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 266 Traffic Rules and Regulations
- Ch 268 Vacancies
- Ch 273 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 276 Body Art Establishments and Practitioners
- Ch 277 Energy-Producing Facilities
- Ch 278 Fees
- Ch 279 Floor Drains
- Ch 280 Fuel and Chemicals, Underground Storage of
- Ch 286 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 295 Milk
- Ch 299 Outdoor Wood Burning
- Ch 307 Solid Waste
- Ch 315 Subsurface Sewage Disposal Regulations
- Ch 319 Swimming Pools
- Ch 322 Tobacco Regulations
- Ch 323 Transfer Station
- Ch 325 Water Supply
- Ch 330 Wells
- Ch 332 Wood Waste, Disposal of
- Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 338 Board of Appeals
- Ch 344 Conservation Commission
- Ch 352 Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee
- Ch 360 Historic District Commission
- Ch 381 Planning Board
- Ch 396 Groton Center Sewer District
- Ch 397 Four Corners Sewer District
- Ch 407 Water Department
- Appendix
- Ch A415 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Groton 4-29-2019 by Art. 21. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Discharge of water onto a public way is prohibited. No person
shall alter existing conditions as to allow, or cause, the man-made
diversion or backup of water onto a pubic roadway or sidewalk of the
Town, by pump, downspout, swale, grading of land, or any other method,
so as to create a hazard to vehicle or pedestrian travel on such roadway
or sidewalk.
Whoever violates this bylaw shall, within 30 days of receiving
a notice of violation, take any and all corrective actions necessary
to prevent future violations of this bylaw, or submit to the Department
of Public Works a plan of action to prevent future violations of this
bylaw.
As an alternative to criminal prosecution, the Director of Public
Works or any police officer of the Town may elect to enforce this
bylaw by utilizing the noncriminal disposition procedure set forth
in M.G.L., C. 40, § 21D, as may be amended from time to
time. The fine for each noncriminal violation shall be § 300,
and each day or portion of a day on which a violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense.
