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Services We Offer in Kensington
Cleaning & Clogs
Slow drains, backups and blocked main lines.
Trenchless & Replacement
Relining and replacing the line itself.
Local systems
Kensington systems & permits
Kensington has no municipal sewer of any kind — the town's own Natural Resources Inventory states that all wastewater produced in Kensington is treated by septic systems. Because of that, the town takes an unusually direct role in septic work: Kensington appoints a Septic System Inspector / Test Pit Witness who inspects the plans and installation of every septic system in town, witnesses all test pits and percolation tests, and must approve the system before it is covered over. New Hampshire operates under RSA 485-A and NHDES rules rather than Massachusetts Title 5, and within Kensington's Aquifer Protection District the design bar is higher still.
Sources: kensingtonnh.gov · data.census.gov
Kensington zoning provides that 'No septage, waste or sludge disposal system shall be located in wetland soil as defined by the Town of Kensington Wetland Ordinance. No structure of any kind shall be placed on wetland soil as defined by the Town of Kensington wetland ordinance' (Zoning Ordinance Section 3.2, amended 3-06-26), and septage, waste or sludge disposal is a prohibited use within the Wetland and Hydric Soils Conservation District (Section 6.1.5 B). The ordinance sets wetland separation as structure setbacks — no structure within 100 feet of Hydric A soils or within 50 feet of Hydric B soils (Section 6.1.6 C and D) — and requires that no component of a septic system be located less than 35 feet from a property line, easement or right of way, with no filling of wetlands allowed to provide the minimum distance of septic to wetlands. The town's 2014 Natural Resources Inventory notes that septic systems 'have a finite useful life until replacement is needed; unfortunately replacement is seldom done until the system fails.'
Kensington sets residential lot size by soil type per Table #1 of its Subdivision Regulations, with soil types determined by a qualified Soil Scientist using published soil data plus on-site inspection as necessary. The town's master plan notes that glacial till with dense impermeable layers is poorly suited to septic placement, particularly where the till layer is within two feet of the ground surface, and that marine clays and silts produce a water table at or near the ground surface.
20.4% of housing in Kensington was built before 1940 (150 of 735 units, ACS 2019-2023 5-year).
Why Kensington Chooses Spencer
Straightforward drain & sewer work from a local team — clear pricing, licensed technicians, and appointments that actually happen when we say they will.
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Same-day appointments across Kensington and the surrounding North Shore communities.
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Drain & Sewer service in Kensington, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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