Board approves three water-sewer flow requests and FOG variances
Orleans water-sewer board approved three water-sewer flow requests and two business FOG variances. Chair Virginia Farber led the board to vote 7-0-0 to approve 66 gallons per day in additional water-sewer capacity for bedroom additions at 13 Packet Landing, 32 High Tide Lane, and 24 West Road.
Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners · Meeting of May 20, 2026
Orleans water-sewer board approved three water-sewer flow requests and two business FOG variances. Chair Virginia Farber led the board to vote 7-0-0 to approve 66 gallons per day in additional water-sewer capacity for bedroom additions at 13 Packet Landing, 32 High Tide Lane, and 24 West Road. The board also approved variances allowing Cape Tradewinds at 8 Canal Road to use an internal grease trap instead of external storage, and permitting Cottage St Bakery at 5 Cottage Street to reduce grease pumping from quarterly to every four months.
The board committed $50,454.20 in sewer receivables and $553,131.19 in water receivables for April, and tabled a drought-restriction review until after a state update scheduled for June 8.
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Source: the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners meeting of May 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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