Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks

  1. Law
  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Administration of the Government
  4. Public Ways and Works
  5. Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks

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Section
1

Authorization; Connecting Sewers; Approval of Plans; Acquisition of Lands by Eminent Domain or Purchase; Agreements With Municipalities or Districts; Contracts

Section
1a

Common Sewers and Main Drains in Public or Private Ways; Voter Approval and Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan

Section
1b

Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer; Requirements; Amendment of Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan

Section
1c

Certification by Board of Health for Additional Connections; Service for Municipal Buildings, Public Restrooms or Public Service Uses

Section
1d

Assessments Upon Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer

Section
1e

Written Decision Regarding Approval or Denial of Connection to Common Sewer; Appeal

Section
1f

Discrimination Prohibited

Section
1g

Separate Account; Collection, Deposit and Use of Funds

Section
1h

Borrowing or Assessing Funds for Construction of Wastewater Treatment System

Section
2

Plans and Records

Section
3

Sewer Connections

Section
3a

Private Ways; Repair of Sewers

Section
4

Highway Ditches or Drains

Section
5

Separate Systems for Drainage of Water and Sewage

Section
6

Sewage Disposal Works

Section
7

Examination of Sewage Disposal Works; Prevention of Nuisances

Section
8

Digging Up Public Ways; Permits

Section
9

Obstruction of Ditches

Section
10

Rules and Regulations Regarding Use and Connections

Section
11

Sewer Connections

Section
12

Repair of Private Drains

Section
13

Equity Jurisdiction

Section
14

Sewer Assessments; Authorization

Section
15

Sewerage Systems; Adoption; Assessment; Uniform Units; Separation of Costs

Section
15a

Redetermination of Assessment

Section
15b

Estimated Sewer Assessments; Construction of Water Pollution Control Facilities

Section
15c

Interest on Unpaid Balance of Sewer Betterment Assessment

Section
15d

Apportionment of Future Sewer Assessments or Unpaid Balances

Section
16

Charge for Use of Sewers

Section
16a

Certificate of Acceptance; Effect; Recordation

Section
16b

Effective Date of Sewer Charge Lien; Termination; Methods of Collection and Enforcement of Rate or Charge

Section
16c

Certification of Rate or Charge to Assessors; Commitment as Tax

Section
16d

Application of Other Law; Powers of Tax Collectors

Section
16e

Remedies of Aggrieved Real Estate Owners

Section
16f

Recovery of Real Estate Owner Against Tenants

Section
16g

Deferral of Charges

Section
17

Payment for Permanent Sewer Privileges

Section
18

Method of Assessment

Section
19

Assessments; Extension of Time for Payment

Section
20

Fee for Use of Sewers

Section
21

Assessment on Land Abutting on More Than One Way

Section
22

Assessment of Sewers Built by Landowners

Section
23

Cost of Sewers; Payment of Portion by Municipality

Section
24

Assessment for Particular Sewers

Section
25

Establishment of Sidewalks

Section
26

Assessments for the Construction or Reconstruction of Sidewalk

Section
27

Recording of Statements; Assessment Liens

Section
28

Application of Betterment Law

Section
29

Betterment Assessments Created by Special Act; Duration of Lien