The Manor is on the outskirts of Dedham, bordering Boston's Hyde Park and Dedham's Greenlodge. The Town Clerk describes it as working-class and close-knit. For plumbing, it stands out for a reason the Town has documented: sewage backing up into homes, and a Town program that looked for the private causes.
Call (617) 752-0573 if a drain is backing up now.
What the Manor is, from the Town's records.
The master plan groups the Manor with Greenlodge and Sprague in one planning area. It names the Sprague Street neighborhood center and Manor Fields, a recreation parcel of about 26 acres at 408 Sprague Street. The Manor appears separately in the Town Clerk's neighborhood list and in the Town's sewer program page.
No boundary line is published in the sources reviewed, so this page describes the Manor by those anchors and does not draw one. Greenlodge is next door and has its own page.
What the Town found and did.
The Town's program page says it began after reports of sewage backing up into homes. Dedham, with its consultant, inspected about 1,600 properties in the Manor plus parts of Oakdale and Greenlodge. The regulation was approved June 18, 2024, inspections began July 15, 2024, and the results were reported to the Select Board on October 23, 2025.
The inspectors looked for private connections that put clean water, such as sump pump discharge and roof drain flow, into the sanitary sewer. The Town says discharging clean rain or groundwater into the sanitary sewer violates federal, state and local law. Dedham's sewer bylaw allows civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation. A state watershed study also calls the Manor a flood-prone area.
Drain gurgling or sewage backing up in the Manor? Stop the water and call.
Call (617) 752-0573What that means for a homeowner.
Clean water in the sanitary sewer can overload it in heavy rain, which is why the Town cares. If your sump pump or roof drain is tied in, the fix is a plumber rerouting the discharge outside. Sump pump repair covers the pump and the discharge line.
This page does not claim your house has a problem. It also does not say how many inspected properties had one, because the sources reviewed do not give that number in the pages checked. Check the Town's program page for what applies at your address.
Backups, drains and sump problems.
- Several drains gurgling or the lowest drain rising, which often means the main is blocked, so see sewer line cleaning.
- A backup that returns after clearing, where a sewer camera inspection shows why.
- A sump pump that runs constantly or not at all.
- Basement water after rain, which may call for basement waterproofing.
- A slow drain in a single fixture, handled with drain cleaning.
If sewage is backing up.
Stop running sinks, showers and washers, because water you use goes into the same line. Keep children and pets out of the area, since sewage is a health hazard. Photograph the damage for your insurer.
A backup that affects several neighbors may be in the Town's sewer, so call the Town's sewer department. A backup in your house alone usually points to your own line, which a plumber can clear and inspect. Ask the plumber what they can do and when, and ask for their Massachusetts license type and number. The home page lists every neighborhood page.
Frequently asked questions.
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The Manor is a Dedham neighborhood that borders Boston's Hyde Park. The Town Clerk and the Town's sewer program both treat it as part of Dedham.
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The program inspected about 1,600 properties in the Manor and parts of Oakdale and Greenlodge. Check the Town's program page or contact the Town to see how it applies to your address.
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No. The Town says clean rain or groundwater cannot go into the sanitary sewer.
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A state watershed study calls it a flood-prone area. That is not a statement about any one house, so ask a plumber to assess your basement.
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The Town maintains the sanitary sewer, so call it if neighbors are affected. For a backup only in your house, call a plumber.
Where these facts come from.
Local facts on this page come from the sources below and were checked in November 2026. The page does not state neighborhood boundaries, because the sources do not publish them.
Codes, standards and sources.
Plumbing work in Massachusetts is governed by 248 CMR 10.00, the Uniform State Plumbing Code, and plumbers are licensed by the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters. You can read the state's consumer fact sheet on plumbers and gas fitters before you hire anyone.
Local facts on this page come from the Dedham-Westwood Water District, the Town of Dedham, the other towns named and Mass.gov, and were checked in October 2026. Where a fact could not be confirmed, the page says to ask the utility or the town.