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Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification Page

To receive Notifications of a Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event Please:
  1. Click here to go to the Town subscribe page
  2. Navigate to "Free Form Document" section
  3. Check the box next to "Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification Page" 
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit Subscribe

The excerpt below was taken from MassDEP’s “Sanitary Sewer Overflow Public Notification Instructions” document:

   “In January 2021, Governor Baker signed An Act Promoting  Awareness of Sewage in Public Waters into law. This new law will  make sure the public knows when untreated sewage flows into Massachusetts waters. This includes releases known as combine sewer overflows (CSOs) and certain Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs). MassDEP recognizes the importance of notifying the publicwhen untreated sewage is released into our waters and has developed regulations to implement this law (314 CMR 16.00: Notification Requirements to Promote Public Awareness of Sewage Pollution)

If/when an SSO occurs in Wayland, this web page will serve as the repository for the “SSO Public Notification” forms, that the Town is required to produce and submit to both the MassDEP and local media outlets. (Please note: The Town of Wayland offers a subscriber-based system where the public can sign up to receive notifications)

Events requiring notification are defined in 314 CMR 16.03, “Events Requiring Notification”,  (1) – parts  b., c., & d., listed below (**):

          b.) any discharge of partially treated wastewater, including blended wastewater;

c.) any SSO that discharges through a wastewater outfall, either directly or indirectly, to a surface water of the Commonwealth;

d.) any SSO that flows into a surface water of the Commonwealth and is the result of the sanitary sewer system surcharging under high-flow conditions when peak flows cannot be conveyed to a POTW (publicly owned treatment works) due to capacity constraints

(**) parts a.)  &  e.)  do not apply to the Town of Wayland

To receive Notifications of a Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event Please:
  1. Click here to go to the Town subscribe page
  2. Navigate to "Free Form Document" section
  3. Check the box next to "Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification Page" 
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit Subscribe

SSO Notification Forms

No SSO events requiring notification have occurred to date.