Documentary History of American Water-works

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New England States Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut became a state in 1788.

Connecticut Corporations, December 1790-May 1820 ; two volumes and index : index Collection includes petitions and charters for early aqueduct and water companies.

Connecticut Water Works Association

The State of Connecticut in 1837 published a compilation of Resolves and Private Laws of the State of Connecticut from the year 1789 to the year 1836, which states on page 53, "Newtownship Aqueduct in New Haven, incorporated May 1809, but no action under the charter."  A review of the laws passed during the May 1809 session does not include a "Newtownship Aqueduct," but does include a "New Township Academy" in New Haven, which suggests that the 1837 compiler read "academy" as "aqueduct."

1943 A General index to the private laws and special acts of the state of Connecticut.

1988 Exclusive Service Areas, Upper Connecticut River Water Supply Management Area, May 24, 1988

1999 Formation of Regional Water Authorities in Connecticut   

Water Utilities by Town

Water Utility Coordinating Committee, Connecticut Department of Public Health


Alphabetical
Ansonia
Bethel
Bridgeport
Brookfield
Canaan
Canterbury
Centreville
Colebrook Center
Danbury
Derby
Durham
East Windsor
Fair Haven
Farmington
Granby
Greenwich
Hartford
Meriden
Middletown
Mount Carmel
New Britain
New Hartford
New Haven
New London
New Milford
Newtown
Norwalk
Norwich
Poquetanuck
Rockville
Sharon
Simsbury
South Norwalk
Stamford
Stonington
Thomaston
Torrington
Unionville
Waterbury
West Hartford
Winchester
Windham
Windsor
Winsted

Chronological
1785 1 Colebrook Center
1797 2
Hartford
1798 3 Durham
1798 4
Windsor
1800 5 Farmington
1800 6 Newtown
1800 7
Norwich
1801 8 Waterbury
1802 9 New London
1802
Sharon
1803 10 Windham
1804
New Haven
1818 11 Bridgeport
1820 12 Simsbury
1825 13 New Hartford
1833 14 Danbury
1833 15
Poquetanuck
1836 16 Derby
1837 17 Brookfield
1843 18 Canterbury
1844
Winsted
1847 19 Rockville
1856 20 New Britain
1859
Stamford
1860
Unionville
1862 21 New Haven
1862
Norwalk
1862 22 Winchester
1864
Ansonia
1864
Centreville
1864
Meriden
1865 23 Fair Haven
1865 24 Stonington
1866 25 Middletown
1867 26 West Hartford
1868 27 Granby
1869 28 Ansonia
1870 29 Meriden
1871 30 Stamford
1872 32 Norwalk
1874 32 New Milford
1875 33 South Norwalk
1878 34 Bethel
1878 35 Mount Carmel
1878 36 Torrington
1879 37 Canaan
1880 38 Greenwich
1880 39 Thomaston
Note: The second column in the chronological table above shows the order in which systems were built in the state. Where no number is shown, a company was formed but no evidence has been found that the system was constructed.


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