313 CMR 11.04
Jurisdiction
(1) Areas Regulated. Areas regulated by St. 1992, c. 36 and 313 CMR 11.00 include those
portions of the Watersheds which lie:
(a) within 400 feet of the Bank of a Reservoir;
(b) within 200 feet of the Bank of a Tributary or Surface Waters;
(c) within the area between 200 and 400 feet of the Bank of a Tributary or Surface
Waters;
(d) within the Flood plain of a Tributary or Surface Waters, including that flood plain;
(e) within Bordering Vegetated Wetlands that border on Tributaries or Surface Waters
or Reservoirs;
(f) within land that overlays an Aquifer with a potential well yield of 100 gallons per
minute or more as determined in accordance with St. 1992, c. 36 and 313 CMR 11.00;
or
(g) within land that overlays an Aquifer with a potential well yield of one or more but
less than 100 gallons per minute pursuant to a finding by the Division, in consultation
with DEP, that regulation of said Aquifer is necessary for the protection of the quality of
the water in the Surface Waters, Aquifers, Reservoirs or Tributaries.
(2) Presumptions - Properties Identified in the List of Affected Parcels. For purposes of
313 CMR 11.00, all properties identified in the List of Affected Parcels shall be presumed to be
in an area regulated under 313 CMR 11.04(1)(a) through (g). Any property which is not
identified in the List of Affected Parcels shall be presumed not to be in an area regulated under
313 CMR 11.04(1)(a) through (f).
(3) Uses and Activities Regulated or Prohibited.
(a) Any Alteration, or the Generation, Storage, Disposal or Discharge of Pollutants is
prohibited within those portions of the Watershed that lie:
1. within 400 feet of the Bank of a Reservoir (313 CMR 11.04(1)(a)); or
2. within 200 feet of the Bank of a Tributary or Surface Waters (313 CMR 11.04(1)(b)).
(b) 1. Within those portions of the Watershed that lie:
a. within the area between 200 and 400 feet of the Bank of a Tributary or Surface
Water (313 CMR 11.04(1)(c));
b. within the Flood Plain of a Tributary or Surface Water (313 CMR 11.04(1)(d));
c. within Bordering Vegetated Wetlands that border on Tributaries or Surface
Waters or Reservoirs (313 CMR 11.04(1)(e));
d. within land that overlays an Aquifer with a potential well yield of 100 gallons per
minute or more as determined in accordance with St. 1992, c. 36 and 313 CMR 11.00
(313 CMR 11.04(1)(f)); or
e. within land that overlays an Aquifer with a potential well yield of one or more but
less than 100 gallons per minute, pursuant to a finding by the Division, in
consultation with DEP, that regulation of said Aquifer is necessary for the protection
of the quality of the water in the Surface Waters, Aquifers, Reservoirs or Tributaries
(313 CMR 11.04(1)(g))
2. the following uses of the area of the Watershed described in 313 CMR 11.04(3)(b)1.
are prohibited:
a. the Disposal of Pollutants from either privately or publicly owned Sewage
Treatment Facilities;
b. the placement of the Leaching Field of a Subsurface Waste Water Disposal
System less than four feet above the maximum water table level as measured at the
time of annual high water;
c. the storage of liquid petroleum products of any kind; provided, however, that an
end user of such product, such as a resident in connection with normal residential use
or a person responsible for supplying heat to a residence, may store a reasonable
volume of such material so long as such storage is in a free standing container inside
of the Structure, which Structure shall include at a minimum a foundation thereof
with a poured cement slab floor or a concrete reservoir of sufficient volume to hold
125% of the tank's capacity;
d. the Treatment, Disposal, use, generation or Storage of Hazardous Material or
Waste, except a reasonable volume of Hazardous Material or Waste incidental to
normal residential use;
e. the Storage and the Disposal of solid waste other than a reasonable volume
incidental to normal residential use;
f. the outdoor Storage of road salt or other de-icing chemicals; provided, however,
that 313 CMR 11.00 shall not prohibit the outdoor Storage of sand, gravel or
materials used in road construction which are not Hazardous Materials or Waste;
g. the outdoor Storage of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides;
h. the use or Storage of pesticides or herbicides which carry a mobility rating as
provided for by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or which have
been determined by the Commonwealth using United States Environmental
Protection Agency standards to pose a threat or potential threat to Ground Water;
i. the outdoor, uncovered Storage of manure;
j. the servicing, washing or repairing of boats or motor vehicles other than as
reasonably incidental to normal residential use;
k. the operation of junk and salvage yards;
l. the rendering Impervious of more than 10% of any Lot or 2,500 square feet,
whichever is greater;
m. the excavation of gravel and sand to a depth greater than six feet above the
maximum water table, except where incidental to the construction of permitted
Structures;
n. the Alteration of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands;
o. any other activity which could degrade the quality of the water in the Watersheds
as determined by the Division after consultation with DEP; provided, however, that
de-icing may be performed on a roadway under procedures approved by the
Secretary; or
p. the construction of any Dwelling, including its subsurface sewage absorption
system, which exceeds a density of two bedrooms per acre or any use which may
generate more than 220 gallons of sanitary sewage per acre per day.
(c) In addition to, and without limiting, the prohibitions contained in 313 CMR 11.04(3)(a)
and (b), the construction of any Dwelling which exceeds a density of one bedroom per acre
and any use which may generate more than 147 gallons of sanitary sewage per acre per day
are prohibited within those portions of the Watersheds which overlay Aquifers with potential
well yields of between 100 and 300 gallons per minute as determined by the Division, or land
whose regulation has been determined to be necessary for the protection of the quality of the
water in the Surface Waters, Aquifers, Reservoirs and Tributaries, pursuant to 313 CMR
11.04(1)(g).
(d) In addition to, and without limiting, the prohibitions contained in 313 CMR 11.04(3)(a),
(b) and (c), the construction of any Dwelling which exceeds a density of one bedroom per
acre and which may generate more than 110 gallons of sanitary sewage per acre per day are
prohibited within those portions of the Watersheds that overlay Aquifers with potential well
yields of over 300 gallons per minute as determined by the Division.
(e) In making the calculation required under 313 CMR 11.04(3)(b)2.a. all contiguous real
property within an area described in 313 CMR 11.04(1) owned by the same Person shall be
used, in the aggregate; provided, however, that said area may be so used in making such
calculation for only one Lot.
(f) In making the calculation required under 313 CMR 11.04(3)(b)2.p., all contiguous real
property within an area described in 313 CMR 11.04(1) owned by the same Person shall be
used, in the aggregate, to determine the total acreage for density purposes; provided,
however, that said area may be so used for determining area density for only one Lot.