Code of Massachusetts Regulations
314 CMR - DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Title 314 CMR 20.00 - Reclaimed Water Permit Program And Standards
Section 20.06 - Requirements for the Use, Sale, Distribution or Offering for Use, Sale or Distribution of Reclaimed Water

(1) No person may use, sell, distribute or offer for use, sale, or distribution reclaimed water produced by a reclaimed water system operated by another party without a permit, unless said use, sale and distribution and/or offering for use, sale, or distribution complies with 314 CMR 20.00, a Reuse Management Plan approved by the Department, and a Service and Use Agreement approved by the Department.

(2) Except as otherwise determined by the Department when approving a Reuse Management Plan, reclaimed water may be beneficially used only for the following purposes: irrigation, a source of water for recreational use, industrial or commercial cooling or air conditioning, toilet and urinal flushing, agricultural use, the creation of wetlands, commercial laundries, carwashes, industrial boiler feed, silviculture, snowmaking, fire protection, dust control, soil compaction, street cleaning, and aquifer recharge. Reclaimed water may be used for irrigation by means of a subsurface soil absorption system approved by the Department pursuant to 314 CMR 5.00 or by discharging reclaimed water to the ground within 100 feet of a well used for irrigation in accordance with a permit issued by the Department pursuant to 314 CMR 5.00. Reclaimed water may be used for aquifer recharge by discharging reclaimed water to the ground within the Zone II or Interim Wellhead Protection Area of a public water system or a Private Water Supply Area. in accordance with a permit issued by the Department pursuant to 314 CMR 5.00.

(3) Reclaimed water shall not be used or distributed within the Zone I of a public water supply well, the Zone A of a surface water source for a public water system, or within 100 feet of a private water supply well.

(4) Reclaimed water shall not be used or distributed in a manner that will cause or contribute to violations of the Massachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards, or impair the use of the ground water as an actual or potential source of potable water..

(5) Reclaimed water shall not be used or distributed in a manner that causes the water quality of any public source of potable water or private source of water used for drinking, domestic or culinary purposes to violate the standards set forth in the Drinking Water Regulations of Massachusetts, 310 CMR 22.00.

(6) Any person who uses or distributes reclaimed water shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Massachusetts Uniform Plumbing Code, 248 CMR 10.00.

(7) The Department may request any person to provide information as the Department may reasonably require to determine whether that person is subject to M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 26 through 53 or 314 CMR 20.00. Any person who uses, sells, or distributes reclaimed water or offers reclaimed water for use, sale or distribution shall allow the Department to inspect any area where reclaimed water has been or is being used, sold, distributed or offered for use, sale, or distribution, for the purpose of assessing compliance with 314 CMR 20.00.