The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority is a public water supply utility

Public utility

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 in Connecticut

Connecticut

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, United States

United States

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The Authority supplies water in a 15-town region with a population of about 400,000. Historically it was the water supplier in the towns of Bethany

Bethany, Connecticut

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, Branford

Branford, Connecticut

-Landmarks and attractions:Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . These include buildings in Federal, Arts and Crafts, and Queen Anne styles of architecture...

, Cheshire

Cheshire, Connecticut

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, East Haven

East Haven, Connecticut

East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,189. The town is just 3 minutes from downtown New Haven...

, Hamden

Hamden, Connecticut

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, Milford

Milford, Connecticut

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, New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut

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, North Branford

North Branford, Connecticut

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, North Haven

North Haven, Connecticut

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, Orange

Orange, Connecticut

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, West Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

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 and Woodbridge

Woodbridge, Connecticut

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. In January 2008, it merged with the former Ansonia division of Birmingham Utilities, which added Ansonia

Ansonia, Connecticut

Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, on the Naugatuck River, immediately north of Derby and about northwest of New Haven. The population was 19,249 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is serviced by the Metro North railroad...

, Derby

Derby, Connecticut

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, and Seymour

Seymour, Connecticut

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 to its service area.

The Regional Water Authority is a non-profit public corporation, but its core business was originally established and operated as the New Haven Water Company, a private business.

The Authority produces about 55 million gallons of water daily. One of its conduits is the Genesee Tunnel

Genesee tunnel

The Genesee Tunnel is an underground water pipeline operated by the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority , part of the Authority's source water distribution system...

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External links

• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority website