Water Pollution Control

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Commission Overview

The Westbrook Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) was established on June 21, 1981, and is governed by Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 103, Section 7-245.

All Westbrook properties are served by on-site sewage disposal systems. The WPCA has adopted a Sewer Avoidance Plan to manage and regulate on-site sewage disposal systems, and an ordinance was passed in 2006 to implement that plan through the oversight of the Westbrook Health Department.

One important requirements of the ordinance is that all septic systems in Westbrook must be pumped and inspected once every five years.

WPCA ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 18, CODE OF ORDINANCES

  1. DRAFT REGULATION OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND ON SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS 081319
  2. WPCA Ordinance final 091619

Servicing YOUR Septic System

Please service your septic system once every five years. If your tank is less than 1,000 gallons or you have a garbage disposal you may need to service your septic system more frequently.

To check the last time your septic system was serviced please visit www.septicsearch.com


Overlooking pond area through lake plants and trees near dock

Local sEPTIC system service companies

View a list of local septic system service companies (PDF).


INFORMATION FOR HOMEOWNERS ABOUT SEPTIC SYSTEMS

  1. Home Buyers Guide_DPH
  2. Septic_Systems_101
  3. septicsmart_longhomeownerguide_english508
  4. Sewage_Backup_Fact_Sheet

WATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER (WTW)

Discharges from water softeners may not be connected to your septic system.  See below for more information.

  1. Application for Water Treatment Wastewater Disposal Systems
  2. Permit Guidance for the Discharge of Water Treatment Wastewater

IN-GROUND PASSIVE NITROGEN REDUCTION Systems

  1. 071116_barnstable_nitrogen_project (1)
  2. 1elke
  3. Anderson_2015_NOWRA_Proceedings
  4. feha-fosnrs-9-07-12 (1)
  5. investigation of passive nitrogen removal strategies for onsite septic systems
  6. NOWRA2015PresentationNitrogen
  7. Passive Nitrogen Reduction Systems
  8. Peter A. Scully - EPA Webinar rev 2. - 3-21-18 Final
  9. Virus Data
  10. WPCC 7.24.2017 White Paper Final 6.19.20

Water pollution


  1. Water Pollution Control Commission Stony Brook University Comments (PDF)