In April 2001 the Coalition published a 49-page State of the Watershed Report, summarizing all available research data relative to the Pomperaug Watershed. Copies of the Report have been distributed to the Selectmen and land use commissioners of the watershed towns. They have been made available to town libraries, and to state and local organizations and individuals who have a part to play in the protection of the water system in our region.

Past studies of the River looked at individual elements of the watershed and aquifer and created only a partial portrait, often with data that was not current. Using the latest Geographic Information System, census, water use, and water quality data, the State of the Watershed Report gives an overview of current conditions and creates, for the first time, a detailed and comprehensive picture of the watershed. Funding for the Pomperaug River Watershed Report was provided by: The Central Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition, and the Woodbury Junior Women’s Club.

Below is a list of information contained within this report. You can download these sections individually, or get an entire copy of the report by double clicking on 'ALL'.

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Section 1 (download PDF - 624k)
List of Tables and Figures
Summary
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Section 2 (download PDF - 260k)
A Brief Geologic History of the Pomperaug River Watershed
How the Pomperaug Aquifer Functions
The Hydrologic Cycle and How Water Recharges an Aquifer
The River-Aquifer Relationship

Section 3 (download PDF - 206k)
Water Resources
Safe Yield and Recharge
Water Companies
Non-Revenue and Unaccounted-for Water
Gauging Stations and Groundwater Wells
Dams, Reservoirs, and Storage Tanks

Section 4 (download PDF - 687k)
Water Quality
Ground Water Quality
CTDEP Permits
Point and Non-Point Source Pollution
Common Contaminants: Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Water Contamination in Woodbury
Transylvania Brook, Southbury

Section 5 (download PDF - 354k)
Land Use
Open Space
Habitat
Conclusion

Section 6 (download PDF - 50k)
Literature Cited and other References

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