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Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA)

Public Works Department

The Department of Public Works is responsible for the management of the Town Hall, Highway Department, Transfer Station, Maintenance Garage, Engineering, the Water Pollution Control facilities, and many other support needs of our fellow departments.

The Public Works office staff responds to requests for resident services and related repairs, as well as issuing and collecting fees for solid waste permits, driveway and excavation permits, and prepares reimbursements for State grants administered through the Public Works Department.

Please see Permits & Licenses for information and fees on excavation permits and special disposal permits.  Free Permit stickers can be obtained at the Public Works Department, located at Town Hall, 80 Main Street, for use at both the Transfer Station and the Brush/Leaf Facility.  Proof of registration and license is required to obtain a permit sticker.  Applicants must be Plymouth/Terryville residents and the vehicle must be registered in town.  The vehicle cannot be a commercial vehicle and cannot be registered to a business or have a company logo. 

Please see Plymouth Ordinances for sections that pertain to Public Works such as:
Duty to remove ice from sidewalks 14-1. | Deposit of snow on streets 14-2 | Excavation 14-26 to 14.31| Sight lines 14.79 - 14.81| Street trees 14.92 to 14.98 | WPCA 16-1 to 16.43

The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance and repair of over eighty miles of paved and two miles of unpaved town owned roads, including: snow fighting, brush mowing, tree trimming and removal, line painting, street sign replacement and repair, paving, and drainage improvements. 

Town Snow Removal Policy Statement

Navigate to the following relevant ordinances, then click on the bookmark sign on the left, then navigate to the ordinance number: 14-1 Duty to remove ice from sidewalks | 14-2 Deposit of snow on streets.

The Town of Plymouth does NOT maintain a bare pavement policy.

The town will pre treat roads with an Enhanced Deicer when frozen precipitation is forecasted. The purpose of pre treating roads is to prevent precipitation from bonding to the road, and to facilitate melting of the precipitation as it falls. Enhanced deicer will continue to be used during the storm event as required.

The benefits of pre treating with enhanced deicer include: reduced plowing related damage to roads curbing and driveways, and reduced application of abrasives (sand), which reduces the amount of material to be cleaned from drainage structures and water courses each spring and summer.

Be reminded deicers have always been used to melt frozen precipitation.
Certain types of precipitation such as sleet may still require treatment with abrasives for traction.

Streets will generally not be plowed if there is less than two inches (2") of frozen precipitation. Several treatments of deicers and or abrasives may be necessary. During long-duration storms, the Public Works Department may have reduced forces from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. to allow the truck drivers to rest.
Town roads will be plowed and sanded in the following order of importance:

1. Emergency locations (fire, ambulance, accident locations)
2. Snow Emergency Routes
3. School bus routes (main through roads)
4. Through roads
5. Cul-de-sacs/Other sites/Town Facilities

The Town of Plymouth currently has an all night on-road parking ban from November 15th through April 1st.

updated 01/09/09

Maintenance Garage Staff
John Mykalosky, Chief Mechanic
Michael Lavoie, Mechanic

The Maintenance Garage staff are responsible for the maintenance and repair of over one hundred (100) municipally owned pieces of equipment. The vehicles serviced by the maintenance garage include: Police, Fire, Recreation, Senior, Ambulance, WPCA and Public Works vehicles.

The Transfer Station is located on Old Waterbury Road. Regular Domestic Solid Waste may be disposed of at the Transfer Station on Old Waterbury Road at no charge, for town residents holding a permit sticker. We currently recycle and accept waste oil and metal at the Transfer Station, permit sticker required.

The brush and leaf disposal facility on Tunnel Road will open on April 17, 2010 and stays open until the last Saturday in November (or the first snow storm, whichever comes first). Yard Waste may be disposed of at the Brush/Leaf facility, at no charge, for town residents holding a permit sticker. Items accepted include branches, leaves, lawn rakings and wood up to 8 inches in diameter. NO STUMPS. 

Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturday
            

The solid waste program is administered through the Public Works office. The solid waste program consists of contract curbside residential bi-weekly recyclable collection for about four thousand households. Recyclable cans and bottles can now be commingled and magazines can now be included with newspapers. Residents can either utilize the Transfer Station or hire a commercial hauler for solid waste disposal.

Remember, recycling saves money, helps the environment, and It's the Law!

What to Recycle:

1. Corrugated Cardboard.  This must be cut into 2 x 3 size pieces and bundled.  Place in brown paper bag, remove all plastic bags.
2. Newspapers and Magazines.  Include all paper inserts, place in brown paper bag next to bin.  Only clean newspapers, catalogs and magazines.  Place in brown paper bag, remove all plastic bags.
3. Clear or colored glass bottles and jars.  Clean food and beverage containers only.
4. Metal cans and foil.  Clean food and beverage containers only.  Aluminum foil & foil baking tins.
5. Plastic bottles #1 and #2.  Look for the number in the triangle on the bottom of the container.

Don't Recycle:

1. Packaging material, egg cartons, tape, string or single layer paperboard boxes like those for cereal, shoes and pizza.
2. Phone books, string or plastic bags.  (SNET sponsors telephone book recycling in many communities.  Call your local phone company for more information).
3. Light bulbs, ceramics, cookware, crystal, window or mirror glass.
4. Scrap metal, appliances, pots or pans, silverware, needles, aerosol or paint cans.
5. Bottle caps, bottle types #1 and #2 that contained antifreeze, motor oil, pesticides or other toxic fluids.
6. Overnight envelopes, wax or plastic inserts or beer or soda carriers, painted or crayoned paper, hardcover books, or frozen food boxes.