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Needham commissioners continue review of proposed test-well exploration at Charles River treatment plant

2314596 · February 14, 2025
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Consultants for the Town of Needham described plans for exploratory borings at 914 Charles River Street to find a redundant groundwater source; commission continued the hearing to Feb. 27 with conditions noted for temporary wetland and floodplain impacts.

The Needham Conservation Commission on Feb. 13 heard a presentation on a proposed test-well exploration program at 914 Charles River Street and voted to continue the hearing to Feb. 27, 2025.

The test-boring program is being pursued by the Needham Department of Public Works Water and Sewer Division to identify a redundant groundwater well near the town’s existing Charles River well field, consultants said. Haley Page, a consultant with Weston & Sampson, said the work would be exploratory only and that any final well construction would require separate permitting.

"This project is a well investigation project located at the Needham water treatment plant facility," Page said. Frank Getchell, also with Weston & Sampson, told commissioners the team had identified three candidate exploration…

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