Some towns have requirements that are above and beyond the state requirements.

Please click your town below to see the additional requirements.

Abington

• State requirements only

Avon

• State requirements only

Bridgewater

• Town Fee - $20 if Title 5 failed or conditionally passed

Brockton

• State requirements only

Canton

• State requirements only

Carver

• Town Fee - $35

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

Dighton

• Town Fee - $100

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Septic pumping is required unless proof of pumping within the last 6 months

• Septic tank cover must be brought to grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Filter is required

• Garbage disposals must be removed by a licensed plumber

• Septic tanks with a capacity of fewer than 1500 gallons and concrete baffle on the outlet is considered "needs further evaluation by the Board of Health"

Duxbury

• Town Fee - $35

• Hand auger below deepest leaching component or soil log after January 1, 1996

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Water test required on all wells

• Pits must have at least 6" clearance, 1/2-day flow capacity, and must be pumped

East Bridgewater

• Town Fee - $25

• Single Cesspool results in failed Title 5

• Overflow Cesspool requires further evaluation

Easton

• Town Fee - $55.50

• Septic tank outlet cover needs to be within 12 inches of grade

• If the Septic tank has two compartments, the inlet cover needs to be within 12 inches of grade

• All plastic covers at grade must be weighted and screwed down

• Gas baffle on outlet tee is required

• Vacant properties need to be re-evaluated 3 - 6 months after normal consumption has resumed

Foxborough

• Town Fee - $25

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Septic tank needs a combined total of at least 1500 gallons

• Septic tank more than 3 feet below grade must have a riser

• Septic tanks more than 10 years old must be structurally certified by a Professional Engineer or Registered Sanitarian (PE/RS)

Freetown

• Town Fee - $50

Halifax

• Soil log required if not on file

• Single Cesspool results in failed Title 5

• Septic tank covers must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Septic pits must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Septic pumping is required if not done within last two years

• Filter is required

• Further Evaluation is required if < 100 feet from Monponsett Ponds or < 200 fee from Silver Lake

Hanover

• Soil log required if not on file

Hanson

• Town Fee - $25

• Soil log required if not on file

• Walk-through building is required

• Water test required on all wells

• Single Cesspool results in failed Title 5

• Septic pumping is required

• Septic tank outlet cover must be brought to grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Filter is required

Hingham

• State requirements only

Holbrook

• Town Fee - $25

Kingston

• Town Fee - $25

Lakeville

• Town Fee - $50

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Pits must have at least 6" clearance, 1/2-day flow capacity, and must be pumped

• Filter is required

• Water test required on all wells

• Rental properties with a septic system over 20 years old must be re-evaluated every 3 years

• Septic tank inlet cover must be brought to within 9 - 12 inches of grade

• Septic tank outlet cover must be brought to grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 9 - 12 inches of grade

• Vacant properties require further evaluation 

Mansfield

• Town Fee - $35

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Water test required on all wells

Marshfield

• Single Cesspool results in failed Title 5

• Soil log required if cesspool with leaching area

Middleboro

• Town Fee - $50

• Walk-through building is required

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Exceed design for bedroom count result in failed Title 5

• Inlet cover, outlet cover, pump chamber cover, and distribution box cover must be brought to within 9 - 12 inches of grade

• Garbage disposal must be removed by a licensed plumber if the system didn't include the disposal in the design

• Septic tank must be pumped after evaluation

• Multi-unit houses, nursing homes, motels, and restaurants with onsite septic systems must be re-evaluated every 3 years

• All commercial businesses with onsite septic systems must be re-evaluated every 5 years

Norton

• Town Fee and water report - $58.49

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Water test required on all wells

Norwell

• Soil log required or observed ground water in March or April

• Filter is required

• Septic tank covers must be brought to within 9 inches of grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 9 inches of grade

• Septic tank must be pumped after evaluation

• Working cesspools result in conditional pass and require tank and distribution box to be installed

Pembroke

• Town Fee - $10

• Filter is required

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Cesspool includes any pit not made of precast concrete

• Water test required on all wells within 100' of Soil Absorption System

Plymouth

• Town Fee - $75

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Septic tank must be greater than 750 gallons, if a pit then the septic tank must be at least 1000 gallons

• Septic tank outlet cover must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Distribution box cover must be brought to within 6 inches of grade

• Septic pit must be inspected

• Laundry pit is not allowed

Randolph

• State requirements only

Raynham

• Town Fee - $25

Rochester

• Town Fee - $50

• Soil log if ground water cannot be determined through available records

• Cesspools require tank installed between dwelling and cesspool provided it meets Title 5 Inspection criteria

Rockland

• State requirements only

Scituate

• Town Fee - $25

• Soil log required or observed ground water in March or April

Sharon

• Town Fee - $25

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Septic tanks more than 25 years old need further evaluation

Stoughton

• Town Fee - $25

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Water treatment system backwash must not enter the leaching system

• Septic tank and distribution box must be accessible

• Garbage disposal must be removed by a licensed plumber if the system didn't include the disposal in the design

Taunton

• Town Fee - $25

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Garbage disposals must be removed by a licensed plumber

West Bridgewater

• Town Fee - $25

Whitman

• State requirements only

Wareham

• Town Fee - $75

• Cesspools result in failed Title 5

• Water test required on all wells