Can the Town require water conservation devices for this billing method?
Maybe. Condominiums units being served by a single meter are probably owned by separate individuals. It may therefore be impossible to enforce water conservation devices in individual units. Apartment buildings have one owner, so it may be reasonable to require all units to have water conservation devices. If a landlord wants to bill tenants for water usage, they are already required to have water conservation devices as defined above and to certify as such to the Board of Health. One issue is that some sewer lines do not have an angle sufficient to handle ultra-low-flush water closets. Optional Suggestion: The town could require apartment buildings seeking to be billed with this method to install water conservation devices as defined by MGL Ch. 186 Sec. 22 and certify as such to the Board of Health. However, allow exceptions to be made if a survey of the sewer lines determines that ultra-low-flush water closets cannot be accommodated. Said survey to be conducted at the expense of the
