Debris should be cut down to around 5 millimeters (about 0.2 inches) prior to expulsion to the force main. The expelled debris requires being easily passed through a two-inch diameter main. If the ...

CHELMSFORD — Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday night against adopting a policy for grinder sewer pumps, frustrating many of the more than 75 people who came to the session. Selectmen George Dixon Jr., Janet ...

The Mountain Top Joint Sanitary Authority (MAJSA) has adopted a policy that it hopes will clarify its responsibilities regarding servicing grinder pumps and resolve a controversy that began last May.

The Board of County of Commissioners held a public hearing during its Tuesday meeting to consider imposing a user fee on Calvert residents with county-maintained grinder pumps. The board decided to ...

SOUTHWICK — While Select Board member Diane Gale once again proposed having sewer system customers eventually take over the maintenance of a small pump that grinds sewage before it reaches a main line ...