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Explanation: This article will enable the Town to begin the process to allow the use of this land for the construction of a sewer substation as part of the town’s wastewater treatment plan infrastructure. This parcel is in conservation status under Article 97 and is thus restricted from being developed and/or used for any other purposes aside from conservation and passive recreation. Any proposed usage of this parcel that does not comport with allowable uses must be approved by the local governing Conservation Commission, Town Meeting, a 2/3rds vote of the MA State Legislature and approval by the State Governor. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 7 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 7 by a vote of 5-1 Motion made by Selectman O’Hara Motion: I move that the Town vote to indefinitely postpone Article 7. Motion passes unanimously at 8:23 PM Article 8 To see if the Town will vote to adopt a General Bylaw to establish flow neutral regulations applicable to present and future wastewater treatment systems and sewer service areas in the Town, as follows, or take any other action in relating thereto. Chapter 108 - Flow Neutral Regulation for Present and Future Wastewater Treatment Systems/ Sewer Service Areas. §108-1 Purpose In order to manage present and future wastewater flows for the purposes of compliance with present and future groundwater quality standards, preserving the environmental qualities of the Town, and supporting broader community wastewater treatment and disposal planning objectives, the Town adopts this Flow Neutral Regulation for Present and Future Wastewater Treatment Systems and Sewer Service Areas. This regulation shall be supplemental to any and all other applicable statutes, regulations, bylaws, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, the requirements of 310 CMR 15.000: Septic Systems (Title 5), as such may be amended from time to time, or any orders or directives issued pursuant thereto, and nothing herein shall exempt the owner of any property in the Town therefrom. § 108-2 Applicability. This Chapter shall apply to all property located in the Town which is, or shall in the future be, serviced by an on- site sewage disposal system pursuant to Title 5 or connected to a private or public sewage disposal/ sewer system. The present and future wastewater flows to any such on-site sewage disposal or sewer system shall, pursuant to this regulation, be limited to the flows permitted from such properties as of the effective date of the Mashpee Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP), July 1, 2015. §108-3 Mandatory Sewer Connection; Elimination of Septic Systems in Sewer Service Areas. A. The requirements for mandatory connection of parcels of property located in Town designated sewer service areas to the public sewer system shall be defined in regulations adopted by the Sewer Commission.