New Title 5 Regulation Amendments

BOURNE BOARD OF HEALTH AMENDED TITLE TRANSFER/ SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTION REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2022

At the public meeting on February 23, 2022 at 5:30pm the Bourne Board of Health voted to amend Regulations pertaining to septic system inspections pursuant to MGL c.111 s.31.  The Title Transfer/ Septic System Inspection Regulation was modified in Section 12 adding that upgrades may be required for septic systems which were not constructed in accordance with approved plans, or if the soil absorption system is not designed to meet the design flow of the facility it serves presently.

Section 13 was added which defines cesspools and that they are automatically failed systems in the Town of Bourne.