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Board hears Science Hill geothermal update; wells hit planned depths, staff to seek site visit
Summary
Board members were told that boreholes for Yale's Science Hill geothermal system have reached planned depths and will tie into a geothermal plant; members requested further detail on third‑party inspections and agreed to plan a site visit in September or October.
Board members reviewed an update on Yale's Science Hill geothermal project and asked how the campus project is being inspected and whether city building officials or third‑party inspectors are involved. A board member summarized the technical status: "the wells have hit the depths that they need to hit, and ... all the BTUs that they assumed they're gonna be users are there," and staff said a contractor (named in the update) will take over the next phase.
Members raised questions about past exemptions, documentation and maps. The board requested a fuller presentation from Yale at a future meeting and discussed arranging a site visit in September or October to examine manifolds and fusing in the field before the next formal briefing.
