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Cleaning & Clogs
Slow drains, backups and blocked main lines.
Trenchless & Replacement
Relining and replacing the line itself.
Local systems
Topsfield systems & permits
TOPSFIELD: There is no public sewer anywhere in Topsfield. Every home, office and industrial building in town disposes of sewage through an in-ground septic system, and the town's own code states that 100 percent of wastewater is treated by Title 5 systems with no municipal wastewater treatment plant. Local rules go beyond the state code: Topsfield's supplemental regulations require a water quality analysis to accompany a Title 5 inspection report where the property is on a private well, and three years of water meter readings where it is on town water. Percolation and deep-hole testing must be witnessed by a Topsfield Health Agent, needs a signoff from the Conservation Commission Administrator before it can be scheduled, and requires a trench permit, as does any septic work.
Sources: topsfield-ma.gov · data.census.gov
"In the Town of Topsfield, there is no public sewer system. Therefore, homes, offices, and any industrial-use buildings rely on in-ground septic systems for the disposal of sanitary sewerage." The town's water code adds that "100% of wastewater is treated by Title V septic systems and there is no municipal wastewater treatment plant."
Supplemental Regulation R:1-2 requires that a property with a private drinking water well must have a water quality analysis attached to its Title 5 report, while a property served by town water must have three years of water meter readings attached. Percolation and deep hole testing is scheduled weather-permitting and witnessed by a Topsfield Health Agent, requires prior signoff by the Conservation Commission Administrator for review of jurisdictional areas, and requires a trench permit, as does any septic work.
Board of Health fee schedule approved 21 February 2024: Disposal Works Construction Permit — New $400.00; Repair/Upgrade $200.00; Component Replacement $75.00; Disposal Works Construction Revision Review $50.00; Title 5 Inspection Report Review $35.00; Tight Tank $200.00; Septic Title 5 Approved Fee, Residential Development $200.00 minimum charge.
13.8% of housing in Topsfield was built before 1940 (320 of 2,319 units, ACS 2019-2023 5-year).
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Drain & Sewer service in Topsfield, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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