Pursuant to the authority granted by vote of the District at its Annual District Meeting of 1989, Article 14 and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Chapter 41, Section 69A, M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 41A, M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 39A, and the provisions of Chapter 100 of the Acts of 1926 and related authority, the Board of Water Commissioners of the Sudbury Water District has established the following governing provisions:
 
1. No person will connect, or cause to be connected, any service pipe with the main or distribution pipes, except by order of the Water Commissioners made on such application for new service and any alteration made to any service within the Water District may only be made by the Water District or its authorized agents.

2. The Water District will not in any way or under any circumstances be responsible or liable to any person or persons for any loss or damage from any excess or deficiency in water pressure, volume or supply of water due to any cause whatsoever.

3. The Water District reserves the right at any time without notice to shut off the water supply for purposes of making alterations, repairs or for other purposes whenever it may be necessary to shut off the supply to any section of the District or to any individual user.  Water supply may be shut off to any user or users for noncompliance with the rules, regulations and policies or with any District ByLaw or Town ByLaw enacted relative to water supply or usage, including failure to comply with any mandatory water restrictions, and for nonpayment of rates or charges.  When water has been shut off for or because of disregard of rules or ByLaws as aforesaid or for nonpayment, service will be restored when, in the sole discretion of the Commissioners or their agent, there is satisfactory assurance that there will be no further cause of complaint and on the payment of the currently established service fee, such fee to be reviewed annually by the Board of Water Commissioners.

4. The Commissioners will regulate the use of water in such manner as they deem for the best interest of the District.  The Commissioners may use any reasonable means as determined in their sole discretion to protect, preserve and maintain the public health, safety and welfare whenever they have determined there exists the need for a state of water supply conservation or state of water emergency.

5. Upon declaration of the need for water supply conservation by a majority of the Board or upon declaration of a state of water emergency by any authorized means, to the extent that the Board has determined that threat or shortage or actual shortage exists or that conservation measures are appropriate to ensure an adequate supply of water to all users, the following restrictions may be utilized by
vote of the Commissioners:   
 
A


 Odd/even outdoor watering (allowing watering by houses with odd street numbers to water lawns on odd-numbered days and houses with even numbers to water lawns on even-numbered days).  
B Outdoor water ban or limitation (based on time of day or means of application).
C Limitation or ban of automatic sprinkler use or filling of swimming pools.


Notification of water supply conservation or water emergency may be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the Town or such other means reasonably calculated to reach and inform all users.  Notification of violation to individual users may be delivered to or posted at the premises as a notice of intent to enforce the applicable rules or regulations, including shut off of service.

Seasonal Demand Management Plan
Should a Drought Advisory or higher be declared for the region encompassing the Sudbury Water District at a minimum the following actions will be taken:

Non-essential outdoor water use will be restricted to one day per week, outside of the hours of 9 am to 5 pm.  The Town is divided into 5 billing cycles, 4 residential and 1 commercial.  Use will be restricted by cycle with Monday for cycle 1, Tuesday for cycle 2, Wednesday for cycle 3, Thursday for cycle 4, and Friday for cycle 5, all commercial connections.

Failure to follow the Seasonal Demand Management Plan may result in termination of service.