Sewer Division

Necessary Steps to Connect to Leominster Municipal Sewer • Obtain a Civil Engineer to design a Sewer Clearance Plan showing format best suited for each individual home to abandon the existing septic system and connect to the newly installed sewer main. • Submit Sewer Clearance Plan to the Department of Public Works for review and approval of proposed design. • Hire a City Of Leominster insured excavation contractor with cash security to secure a permit and pay all necessary permit fees to the City of Leominster. A list of currently insured contractors is available at to the Department of Public Works. • The contactor will arrange an inspection with the Public Works Inspector to verify all excavation be performed in compliance with the City standards and specifications. • The contractor will supply the Department with an as-built plan which will be recorded and kept on file for future maintenance and upgrade purposes. Sewer Connection Charges All individual domestic units will be charged one thousand dollars per connection. This will serve as a connection and inspection fee that is valid through the last day of the year in which the permit was issued. In addition a charge of two dollars per gallon based on calculations submitted with the sewer clearance form will be charged. EXAMPLE: 1 BEDROOM - $1,000.00   PLUS $220.00 - $1,220.00 2 BEDROOM - $1,000.00  PLUS $440.00 - $1,440.00 3 BEDROOM - $1,000.00  PLUS $660.00 - $1,660.00 4 BEDROOM - $1,000.00  PLUS $880.00 - $1,880.00 THESE FEES WILL BE PAID BY THE CONTRACTOR WHEN THE PERMIT IS TAKEN OUT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.   OUT OF TOWN All individual domestic units including apartment units and condominium units, out of the city, will be charged Three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500)_ per unit for connection. In addition a charge of eight dollars per gallon based on calculations submitted with their sewer clearance form will be charged. EXAMPLE: 1 BEDROOM - $3,500.00 PLUS $ 880.00 - $ 4,380.00 2 BEDROOM - $3,500.00 PLUS $1,760.00 - $ 5,260.00 3 BEDROOM - $3,500.00 PLUS $2,640.00 - $ 6,140.00 4 BEDROOM - $3,500.00 PLUS $3,520.00 - $ 7,020.00 OUT OF TOWN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS CONNECTION CHARGES PER AGREEMENT All commercial and industrial construction will be charged according to the existing proposed Discharged/Day as noted on Sewer Clearance Plan and calculated and/or confirmed by the Engineering Department. The above will serve as a connection and inspection fee that is valid through the last day of the year in which the permit was issued.