The Pomperaug River
Watershed Coalition Inc.
P.O. Box 141
Southbury, CT 06488
Phone: 203.267.1700
Ed Edelson, Exec. Dir.
Donna Lesch, Outreach
Patti Doyle, Admin. Mgr.
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The 90 square mile (56,958 acre) Pomperaug River Watershed is located in west central Connecticut. The watershed is unique in that the geological history of the region helped produce a landscape similar to the fertile Connecticut River Valley. One of the most important geological features of this watershed is the underlying stratified-drift aquifer - the predominant source of potable water in the region. The main stem of the Pomperaug River flows from the center of Woodbury through the town of Southbury, and ultimately discharges into the Housatonic River at Lake Zoar. The two main tributaries to the Pomperaug are the Nonnewaug and Weekeepeemee rivers. It is at the confluence
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of these two rivers that the Pomperaug River begins. The Pomperaug River Watershed consists of seven sub-regional drainage basins. A total of eight towns, Bethlehem, Middlebury, Morris, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury, are partially situated within the watershed, although Bethlehem, Southbury, and Woodbury combined encompass 83% of the total watershed area. The majority of the Pomperaug Aquifer falls within the towns of Woodbury and Southbury. For more information on the watershed, view or download the Pomperaug River State of the Watershed Report. |
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