Massachusetts town profile
Whately septic rules and Title 5 requirements
Whately's Board of Health well regulation establishes local septic-related well setbacks.
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TankPro found a published local rule, form, fee, permit, or workflow in the cited official source.
Verified from public official sources · July 21, 2026
- Pumping and records
- State Title 5: submit the pumping record to the local approving authority within 14 days of pumping.
- Title 5 and inspections
- State Title 5 inspection and local review apply; local well siting requires 150 feet from a leach field and 50 feet from a septic tank.
- Hauler permits
- State Title 5 requires a Board of Health permit where septage is collected; permit expires each calendar year unless a local rule provides otherwise.
- Published fees
- No current local septic fee verified.
- Filing workflow
- No public local delivery method verified.
- Caveat or conflict
- This verified local overlay concerns well-to-septic setbacks; confirm separate septic permit and filing rules.
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