PROJECT INFORMATION:
Torrington has 5,750 people and supplies 2300 taps. The proposed East
Highway Water and Sewer District has a population of 300 and 80
potential taps. The WWDC and Torrington have completed an extensive
water quality testing program to determine the extent of nitrate
contamination to the town's wells, and the town continues to monitor
nitrate levels in over 20 monitoring wells.
The master plan developed in 1995 expanded on the existing information
concerning nitrate levels and evaluated Torrington's existing supply,
storage, transmission, and distribution systems. The study also
examined the potential to expand Torrington's service area to include
surrounding subdivisions. The 1995 work identified additional areas of
concern, including the condition and remaining life of two existing
wells, the need for testing at the recommended site of a new well field,
a leak detection survey, a system model, and a supply source analysis
for the East Highway area.
RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
The Commission recommends that the project be continued in the New
Development Program at Level I status with an additional appropriation
of $150,000.
