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Danvers conservation commission approves geothermal boreholes, grants small waiver
Summary
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission approved an order of conditions and a narrow waiver allowing a short trench incursion into the 50-foot no‑build zone for a closed‑loop geothermal system at 62 Chase Street.
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission on an affirmative vote granted an order of conditions and a waiver so homeowners at 62 Chase Street may install a closed‑loop ground‑source heat pump system that requires three deep boreholes and a short service trench.
Jean Hartnett, the applicant and civil engineer for the project, told the commission the house (built in 1952) is mainly heated by an original, unreliable oil furnace and the proposed geothermal system would replace it. “We are proposing three 380‑foot closed‑loop boreholes for a total of 1,140 feet,” Hartnett said, adding the system is closed‑loop, sealed and uses a nontoxic water/antifreeze mix so “it’s not taking any water from the ground, and it’s not putting anything into the ground.”
The project places boreholes and a connecting…
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