Good afternoon Ed. I just wanted to keep you in the loop on this, as I’m not sure if you are aware of a potential project. We received a call regarding a potential condo development at 109 Christy Hill Road in Gales Ferry. It appears that Ledyard WPCA does currently provide a 1” service to this property from the existing 16” DI on Route 12 (See Service Card attached). The caller left a message regarding a potential new hydrant for this development and said that he spoke with the Fire Marshal and SCWA. I returned the call but didn’t speak with him yet to clarify what he is looking for. At this point, I’m unclear as to what they are requesting, but I wanted to reach out to you regarding the service franchise area. This lot has frontage on both Route 12 as well as Christy Hill Rd. According to our records, SCWA’s franchise service area (see attached) is on the north side of Christy Hill, but I know that they have a “200’ Expansion Area” line on their service territory mapping. This became in issue quite a few years ago when we connected #758-R Colonel Ledyard Highway. It looks like this could be a similar scenario. My question is - was there any resolution or clarification on what the “200’ expansion area” is and what it means? I know that the #758-R issue generated some conversation between WPCA and SCWA on this. I also heard that there was a potential swap with SCWA on some service territory areas, and this area was mentioned but not sure on outcome of those discussions either. Wondering if you could verify and provide any additional information. Thank you, Doug Douglas Lafontaine Project Manager | Water & Wastewater Departments Office: 860-446-4047 Mobile: 860-625-0770 lafontained@grotonutilities.com grotonutilities.com Office Hours: 7am – 3pm (M-F) water pollution control authority ​LaFontaine, Doug ​ ​PMWater-Only ;​Duarte, Mauricio ​ Doug - when I attended WUUC meetings in the past the 200 feet buffer zone was not accepted and I believe the whole idea was tabled. As for service, I believe SCWA does not have the pressure or volume to provide hydrants - but his might not be true for that system on Christy Hill. One thing is for sure — the developer needs to go through Ledyard Planning and Zoning first before we go any further with this! Thanks, Ed Lynch, WPCA Mobile 646-732-9224 LaFontaine, Doug ​water pollution control authority​ ​PMWater-Only ;​Duarte, Mauricio ​ Ed, Thank you for your reply. I haven’t heard back from them regarding their inquiry. I was certain that Ledyard WPCA has the capacity to provide service to their property for future development but I wanted to make sure that you were aware of the potential project and review potential service territory issues w/ WPCA and SCWA. I agree – they’ll need to go through the formal approval process in TOL before determining water utilities. I’ll let you know of any updates or additional information if they reach out to us again. Thank you, Doug LaFontaine, Doug ​water pollution control authority​ ​PMWater-Only ;​Duarte, Mauricio ​ Ed, I’m just following up on my previous email with an update. The Developer reached back out to me, and we had a meeting to review their proposed project, which is still very preliminary. They are exploring the idea of townhouse style apartments and duplex style homes. The development would be accessed from Christy Hill Rd as well as Kings Highway. They stated that 8-30g is also a potential route that they may explore, although they prefer not to go that route. We confirmed that Ledyard WPCA can supply this property with their water needs. We determined that the best route for bringing water to this property would be at their frontage on Route 12, as opposed to extending the WM on Kings Highway and then along their right-of-way access. They expressed a desire to have at least one fire hydrant on the property, so we advised that an 8” would be the minimum pipe diameter required to serve fire hydrants. We advised them to contact the Fire Marshal, as he would determine hydrant requirements and locations. We also informed them that their mechanical engineers would be responsible for determining pipe size requirements based on their needs. They have a lot of decisions to make as they move forward with design process and when they start formal review with the town we can communicate better on requirements for water. Thanks, Doug