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Apr 28, 2014
RWA & SolarCity Commemorate Major Solar Installation
Representatives of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) and SolarCity gathered to celebrate the completion of a large one-megawatt solar array at an RWA facility in Hamden on Friday, April 25, 2014. The ground-mounted solar system includes more than 4,000 solar panels—making it one of the largest in the state. SolarCity installed, financed and will maintain the array for the Regional Water Authority. The RWA will save money by paying less for the solar power than they’re currently paying for utility power—while reducing both pollution and water use.
Read moreApr 28, 2014
Doggie Drinking Fountain Dedicated At Union Street Dog Park
A water fountain for our four-legged canine friends was dedicated this weekend at the Union Street Dog Park in New Haven. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) partnered with the Friends of Wooster Square Parks (FOWS) to add a doggie drinking fountain to the Union Street Dog Park, a formerly derelict space which is now an oasis for neighborhood residents and their pet partners.
Read moreApr 24, 2014
Consumer Alert: Always Ask For A Company ID
The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) issued a reminder today to consumers to always ask for an employee identification card if someone comes to their door claiming to be from the water company. This reminder is a result two incidents where two men posed as water company employees to attempt to gain access to homes on Cloudland Road and Bowen Road in North Haven on Wednesday, April 23.
Read moreMar 18, 2014
Construction Delays Possible On Whitney Avenue
Construction begins this month on the installation of a new water main along Whitney Avenue. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (SCCRWA) will be installing the new main to increase its ability to deliver water to the northern section of its water system. The new main will run along Whitney Avenue from just north of Lawrence Road to just south of Tuttle Avenue.
Read moreFeb 20, 2014
3-Pronged Approach to Protecting Drinking Water
Last month, water consumers in the Charleston, West Virginia area were unable to use their tap water due to a chemical spill into the Elk River. The river is the sole source of drinking water for over 300,000 residents in nine counties in West Virginia. Could something similar happen to the RWA’s sources of water?
Read moreJan 28, 2014
Damaged Water Line – Yale New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael Campus, Chapel Street, New Haven
A contractor working on a sewer line damaged a fire service line at Yale New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael Campus on Chapel Street this afternoon. In order to repair the water line, it was necessary to shut down fire service and water (domestic) service to a portion of the hospital and to one building at 330 Orchard Street.
Read moreJun 17, 2013
Community Water Tank Redesign
In response to the issues expressed at the public hearings about the new Community Water Tank (CWT) located in Derby, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) has significantly redesigned its plans for the CWT.
Read moreJun 13, 2013
RWA Releases 2012 Water Quality Report
You drink it. Wash the dishes in it. Cook with it. Bathe in it. It’s there every time you turn on the faucet. But what do you really know about your tap water? Do you know where it comes from? How it is protected? Or what’s in it?
Read moreAlerts
Apr 28, 2014
RWA & SolarCity Commemorate Major Solar Installation
Representatives of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) and SolarCity gathered to celebrate the completion of a large one-megawatt solar array at an RWA facility in Hamden on Friday, April 25, 2014. The ground-mounted solar system includes more than 4,000 solar panels—making it one of the largest in the state. SolarCity installed, financed and will maintain the array for the Regional Water Authority. The RWA will save money by paying less for the solar power than they’re currently paying for utility power—while reducing both pollution and water use.
Read moreApr 28, 2014
Doggie Drinking Fountain Dedicated At Union Street Dog Park
A water fountain for our four-legged canine friends was dedicated this weekend at the Union Street Dog Park in New Haven. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) partnered with the Friends of Wooster Square Parks (FOWS) to add a doggie drinking fountain to the Union Street Dog Park, a formerly derelict space which is now an oasis for neighborhood residents and their pet partners.
Read moreApr 24, 2014
Consumer Alert: Always Ask For A Company ID
The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) issued a reminder today to consumers to always ask for an employee identification card if someone comes to their door claiming to be from the water company. This reminder is a result two incidents where two men posed as water company employees to attempt to gain access to homes on Cloudland Road and Bowen Road in North Haven on Wednesday, April 23.
Read moreMar 18, 2014
Construction Delays Possible On Whitney Avenue
Construction begins this month on the installation of a new water main along Whitney Avenue. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (SCCRWA) will be installing the new main to increase its ability to deliver water to the northern section of its water system. The new main will run along Whitney Avenue from just north of Lawrence Road to just south of Tuttle Avenue.
Read moreFeb 20, 2014
3-Pronged Approach to Protecting Drinking Water
Last month, water consumers in the Charleston, West Virginia area were unable to use their tap water due to a chemical spill into the Elk River. The river is the sole source of drinking water for over 300,000 residents in nine counties in West Virginia. Could something similar happen to the RWA’s sources of water?
Read moreJan 28, 2014
Damaged Water Line – Yale New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael Campus, Chapel Street, New Haven
A contractor working on a sewer line damaged a fire service line at Yale New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael Campus on Chapel Street this afternoon. In order to repair the water line, it was necessary to shut down fire service and water (domestic) service to a portion of the hospital and to one building at 330 Orchard Street.
Read moreJun 17, 2013
Community Water Tank Redesign
In response to the issues expressed at the public hearings about the new Community Water Tank (CWT) located in Derby, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) has significantly redesigned its plans for the CWT.
Read moreJun 13, 2013
RWA Releases 2012 Water Quality Report
You drink it. Wash the dishes in it. Cook with it. Bathe in it. It’s there every time you turn on the faucet. But what do you really know about your tap water? Do you know where it comes from? How it is protected? Or what’s in it?
Read more
