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Plumbing services in Dracut
What do you need in Dracut?
Water Heaters
Tank and tankless replacements, and heaters that leak or run out of hot water.
Drains & Sewer Lines
Slow or backed-up drains and the line from the house to the street or septic tank.
Leaks & Repiping
Leaking pipes, frozen-pipe damage and replacing old supply lines.
Kitchen & Bath Fixtures
Faucets, toilets, sinks, showers and tubs, replaced or added.
Sump Pumps
New and replacement pumps for basements that take on water.
Gas Lines for Appliances
Gas piping for ranges, dryers, heaters and generators.
Dracut, village by village
Mill villages, a hilltop center and postwar suburbs
Residents still use Dracut's traditional village names (Collinsville, Dracut Center, East Dracut, Kenwood and the Navy Yard), though the lines are blurring as the west and south become more suburban and the east stays more rural. About three-quarters of the town's homes are single-family, and the population jumped by more than half between 1950 and 1960 (Open Space and Recreation Plan 2024).
Collinsville
A mill village on Beaver Brook with company tenements from the 1890s on Mill Street and Primrose Hill Road, and gambrel-roof worker duplexes built around 1905.
Navy Yard
Another Beaver Brook mill area, with speculative subdivisions from the 1880s and 1890s along Parker Avenue and the old streetcar line on Lakeview Avenue.
Dracut Center
The upland town center, laid out loosely along Pleasant Street, with two- and three-family houses added there around 1910.
Kenwood
A Merrimack River neighborhood with early twentieth-century commercial buildings.
East Dracut
The more rural side of town, served by Kenwood Water, where the last septic areas sit near Jones Avenue, Methuen Road, Island Pond Road and northern Marsh Hill Road.
Village histories draw on the Massachusetts Historical Commission's Dracut survey report and the town's mill neighborhoods survey.
Water and sewer
Two water suppliers and a sewer that covers most of town
Dracut has two water suppliers. The Dracut Water Supply District serves roughly the part of town west of Route 38, drawing on wells in Tyngsborough and water bought from Lowell. The town's Kenwood Water Department serves East Dracut with water bought from Lowell and, in parts of the east and north, Methuen (District water quality report, Kenwood Water).
Service lines. The Water Supply District's public service line inventory lists no lead and no galvanized-requiring-replacement lines, though a large share of lines are still recorded as unknown material (Service Line Inventory, inventory dashboard). In the Kenwood area, the owner owns the line from the curb stop to the building; new services must be Type K copper or one-inch poly, and runs under 100 feet must be one continuous piece with no joints (Kenwood rules); only town-authorized installers may do the outside work (Kenwood FAQ, authorized installers).
Backflow and watering. The Water Supply District tests backflow devices once or twice a year, bills the fee on the water bill, and can shut off service if a failed device isn't repaired (Backflow Information). Its odd/even watering schedule runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with stricter levels during drought (Watering Guidelines).
Sewer. Town sewer serves about 95% of Dracut's population (Open Space and Recreation Plan), with flow going to Lowell's wastewater utility and the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District. Sewer connections are made by drain layers licensed by the town, listed on the Sewer Department's authorized list, which marks a contractor certified for grinder pumps (Sewer Department, drain layer list).
Sump pumps. Town bylaws ban sump pumps, roof drains and foundation drains from the sanitary sewer; owners can be made to correct the connection, billed for excess flow and fined (sump pump notice).
Permits and local rules
Plumbing and gas permits in Dracut
In Dracut, plumbing and gas permits come from the Building Department at Town Hall, 62 Arlington Street, and are filed through the town's ViewPoint Cloud portal. The plumbing and gas inspector issues permits, inspects the work and reviews plans (Plumbing & Gas Inspector).
Fees. Plumbing and gas permits are charged at $20 per $1,000 of construction cost, not per fixture, with a $50 minimum, a $50 re-inspection fee and double the fee for work started before the permit is issued (Building Permit Fees, effective July 1, 2023).
Who pulls it. Under state rules, plumbing and gas permits are issued only to licensed plumbers and gas fitters, and work can't start until the permit is issued (248 CMR 3.05). Check a license on the state license lookup.
Last verified November 2026. New England Plumbers is a referral service. We don't pull permits or do plumbing work. The contractor who does the job handles the permit.
FAQ
Dracut plumbing questions
Who supplies my water in Dracut?
Most of the town, roughly everything west of Route 38, is served by the Dracut Water Supply District, a separate district rather than a town department. East Dracut is served by the town's Kenwood Water Department, which buys its water from Lowell and, in parts of the east and north, from Methuen.
My water line is leaking between the street and the house. Who fixes it?
In the Kenwood area, the town owns the line up to the curb stop and the owner owns it from the curb stop to the building. An inspector decides which side the leak is on; owner-side repairs need a repair permit, a trench permit and a town-licensed installer, and homeowners may not dig the trench themselves.
Can my sump pump drain into the sewer?
No. Dracut's bylaws ban connecting sump pumps, roof drains and foundation drains to the sanitary sewer. Owners can be required to fix the connection, charged for excess flow and fined.
How much is a plumbing permit in Dracut?
Dracut charges $20 per $1,000 of construction cost for plumbing and for gas permits, with a $50 minimum, a $50 re-inspection fee and double the fee for work started before the permit is issued.
Is there a charge to use New England Plumbers?
No. The call and the referral are free to homeowners. Any estimate and any work are agreed directly between you and the contractor.
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