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Wenham systems & permits
Most Wenham properties run on septic systems. The only public sewer reaches the Gordon College campus and the 65-unit Parson's Hill development, both served by the South Essex Sewerage District's Salem treatment facility, and the town has no plans to provide sewer service. The Water Department's Source Water Assessment Plan names septic systems in Zone II — the area contributing water to the town's wells — as a threat to the supply, and the Department works with the Board of Health on Title 5 compliance. Septic work requires a town-licensed installer and a Disposal System Construction Permit, and 573 acres in eastern Wenham sit on shallow bedrock that limits conventional systems.
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Wenham's own Open Space and Recreation Plan states verbatim: "Sewer Service. Most of Wenham relies on on-site septic systems for sewage disposal. The Gordon College campus is served by the South Essex Sewerage District. Parson's Hill, a 65-unit housing development, is also served by the District. The general absence of public sewers has limited and will continue to limit the siting of development in town. The Town has no plans to provide sewer service."
The South Essex Sewerage District confirms independently that it "provides wastewater treatment services to Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem, and portions of Middleton and Wenham" — i.e. only a portion of Wenham, not the whole town. SESD's treatment facility is at 50 Fort Avenue, Salem, discharging to Salem Sound.
The Wenham Water Department's Source Water Assessment Plan identifies septic systems present in Zone II as a potential threat to the town's water supply, and states the Department is "Working with the Board of Health to educate residents concerning the proper care of their septic systems and compliance with title 5 regulations." Zone I is land within 400 feet of a well; Zone II is the area contributing water to the wells.
Wenham's Board of Health administers septic permitting directly, publishing a Disposal System Construction Permit Application, a Soil Test Application, a Trench Permit, and annual Septic Installers and Haulers licence applications (contact 978-468-5520 ext. 4, [email protected]). Title 5 system inspectors and soil evaluators are certified by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission in accordance with 310 CMR 15.017 and 15.340.
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Drain & Sewer service in Wenham, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
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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
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