Department of Public Works

Stormwater Utility Resources and Links

Massachusetts General Law & Guidance

• Enterprise Fund Manual (PDF) (Massachusetts Department of Revenue)
• MA Enabling Legislation for Stormwater Utilities (MGL Ch83 Sec16)
• MGL Definition of a District (MGL Chapter 40 Section 1A)

Reports and Fact Sheets

• Assessment of Stormwater Financing Mechanisms in New England (PDF) (CRWA)
• EPA Funding Stormwater Programs Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Funding Stormwater Management (PDF) (MAPC, 2010)
• Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding (PDF) (EPA and NAFSMA)
• Newton Community Spotlight Article (PDF) (NEWEA)
• PVPC How to Create a Stormwater Utility (PDF)
• Summary Table of Stormwater Utilities in New England (PDF) (CDM)
• Stormwater Utility Fees: Considerations and Options (PDF) (New England Environmental Finance Center, 2005)
• Stormwater Utility Survey (PDF) (2012 Black and Veatch)
• Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA): How to Fund Stormwater Programs
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Stormwater Utility

Websites of Stormwater Utilities

• Bangor Maine Stormwater Utility
• City of Newton, MA Stormwater Utility
• Lewiston, Maine Stormwater Utility
• Portland, ME Sustainable Storm Water Funding Task Force
• South Burlington, VT Stormwater Services
• Town of Reading, MA Stormwater Fund FAQs