The New Canaan phase of the project will begin at Valley Road and proceed approximately 1.6 miles southwest to Clapboard Hill. Future phases of the work will connect portions of the pipe previously constructed. The final project will connect the Belden Hill Tanks in Wilton to Farm Road in New Canaan.
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Plan to divert 14.2M gallons a day to southwestern CT awaits a decision by state officials
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A fisherman tries out a new fishing spot on the Mill River in Fairfield on Sunday, March 21, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media
The fate of a proposal that would essentially double the amount of water diverted from the Greater Bridgeport system to southwestern Connecticut now rests in the hands of the state.
Environmental groups and residents from the Fairfield area spent two public hearings this past week objecting to a permit now before the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, citing negative impacts on residents and the watershed.
Fairfield opposes Aquarion project designed to improve drought conditions in southwest CT
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Volunteers from Trout Unlimited affix discarded Christmas trees to the banks and bed of the Mill River in an effort to restore its banks and natural flow in August of 2018.Contributed photo / Nutmeg Trout Unlimited
FAIRFIELD An Aquarion proposal to divert water to southwestern Connecticut has drawn backlash in Fairfield where the conservation commission says the project could harm the Mill River watershed.
The project is part of Aquarion’s long range plan to meet water needs in southwestern Fairfield County. If approved, it would divert up to 14.2 million gallons a day from the Greater Bridgeport System, which includes the Mill River watershed to the Southwest Regional Pipeline to serve Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford and Darien.