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23-597: The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority is a non-profit public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Connecticut , but its core business was originally established and operated as the New Haven Water Company, a private business. The RWA produces on average 55 million gallons of water daily. One of its conduits is the Genesee Tunnel . The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority

46-619: A single police officer who is hired by the town. This along with the State Police Troop I station serve to protect the town and local area. The barracks located next to the Station remains abandoned and in a state of disrepair. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 21.4 square miles (55 km ), of which 21.0 square miles (54 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ), or 1.83%,

69-460: A string of inverted oak leaves on each side. A roadway bisecting the seal and extending from bottom to center is pictured within the innermost circle. Surrounded by trees are Christ Episcopal Church pictured on the right, and First Church of Christ Congregational with carriage shed on the left. The Town Seal was created by local artist and Bethany resident, Betsy Seaton, as part of Bethany's 150th anniversary celebration in 1982. Currently, Bethany has

92-409: Is a circle within which appears a circle of rope. In the upper aspects of the seal appear the words TOWN OF BETHANY CONNECTICUT in two curved lines of print bordering the inner aspect of the rope circle. On the bottom of the seal also bordering the inner aspect of the rope circle appear the words INCORPORATED 1832. These words form the top and bottom edges of a third circle, the sides of which are made of

115-684: Is an underground water pipeline operated by the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (formerly the New Haven Water Company ), part of the Authority's source water distribution system. The tunnel runs partly across a section of RWA land known as the Genesee Recreation area, located northwest of the intersection of Route 79 and Route 80 , which is covered by 9 miles of hiking trails and

138-688: Is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 5,297 at the 2020 census . Bethany was first settled in 1717, but it was not until May 1832 that Bethany separated from Woodbridge to become incorporated as a town. This slightly remote, sparsely populated, residential town retains its rural character. There is some dairying and agriculture . The town is dotted with reservoirs serving Naugatuck and, principally, New Haven . There have been inhabitants in Bethany since before 1638, predominantly Naugatucks of

161-591: Is possible to do so. HazWaste Central helps protect the water resources in Greater New Haven, while providing cost-effective municipal services. Because the chemicals are safely collected, the land and important waterways are not polluted. Current HazWaste Central participating towns are: Bethany , Branford , East Haven , Fairfield , Guilford , Hamden , Madison , Meriden , Milford , New Haven , North Branford , Orange , Wallingford , West Haven and Woodbridge . Genesee Tunnel The Genesee Tunnel

184-515: Is the site of the historic " Little Genesee Settlement. " The Genesee Recreation area is accessible for hiking and fishing to anyone with an RWA Recreation Permit. This article about a building or structure in Connecticut is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bethany, Connecticut Bethany is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut , United States. The town

207-423: Is water. As of the 2010 Census Bethany had a population of 5,563. The racial composition of the population was 91.6% white, 1.9% black or African American, 4.8% Asian, 0.6% other races and 1.1% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,040 people, 1,755 households, and 1,449 families residing in the town. The population density

230-786: The 1940s, when the population would spike. In 1923, the Bethany Airport opened up, one of the first in New England. Soon after, Troop I of the Boy Scouts of America (now known as Troop 931) was chartered in Bethany, and an organized police staff and volunteer fire fighter organization were founded. In 1954, a senior high school was built in Woodbridge to serve Woodbridge, Bethany, and Orange. Earlier Bethany students had been sent to public high schools in neighboring towns as tuition students for grades nine through twelve. In 1963, Amity Junior High School

253-476: The Connecticut Colony and in 1832, Bethany was incorporated as a town. The town is named after the biblical place . In the mid-to-late 19th century, the population of the town and the land decreased as parts were annexed by the neighboring town of Woodbridge and the new town of Beacon Falls was incorporated into the general geography of Connecticut. The population would continue to decrease until about

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276-618: The Paugusset tribe and Mattabessitts of the Wanguck tribe. The first European settlers arrived in the area around April 1638, creating the towns of Milford and New Haven, with their boundary split down the middle of what is now Bethany. The area of the boundary was settled in 1678, twelve years after New Haven County was organized. In 1717, the Amity Parish was accepted by the General Assembly of

299-891: The RWA district originates from four reservoir systems: North Branford, Saltonstall , West River and Whitney . The rest of the RWA's water comes from wellfields that draw from the Quinnipiac and Mill River Aquifers located in Cheshire and Hamden, as well as the Housatonic River aquifer in Derby and Seymour. The RWA makes select watershed areas available for hiking, fishing and other activities through its recreation program. Recreation program permit holders can access more than 50 miles of trails and five reservoirs in nine recreation areas spread across 13 communities in Greater New Haven. Revenue generated from

322-710: The RWA opens HazWaste Central , the only permanent household hazardous waste collection facility in Connecticut. Residents from towns participating in HazWaste Central can drop off their household hazardous waste items for free. Household hazardous waste items include: kitchen and bathroom cleaning products, nail polish remover, gasoline, paint thinner, antifreeze, auto batteries, used motor oil, latex and oil-based paints, pesticides, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and more. Once hazardous waste items have been turned over, they will be safely disposed of through incineration, placement in special landfills, or recycled and reused if it

345-460: The RWA purchased the former Ansonia division of Birmingham Utilities , which added Ansonia , Derby , and Seymour to its service area, which also includes the towns of Bethany , Branford , Cheshire , East Haven , Hamden , Milford , New Haven , North Branford , North Haven , Orange , West Haven and Woodbridge . Drinking water distributed by the RWA comes from 10 reservoirs and three aquifers. Over 80 percent of drinking water supplied in

368-418: The age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under

391-462: The age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 74,898, and the median income for a family was $ 79,493. Males had a median income of $ 52,037 versus $ 44,427 for females. The per capita income for

414-522: The drinking water standards. Seeing the loss of public lands as an ecological loss and potentially detrimental to source water quality, the state assembly stepped in and reformed the New Haven Water Company into a new quasi-governmental organization. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority was established in 1977 by the Connecticut General Assembly and purchased the assets of the New Haven Water Company in 1980. In January 2008,

437-450: The recreation program is used to support the RWA's conservation work. RWA recreation permit holders are able to enjoy the following recreation properties: Lake Saltonstall , Maltby Lakes, Hammonasset, Sugarloaf Hills, Genesee, Big Gulph, Lake Bethany, Pine Hill, and Lake Chamberlain. The RWA regularly holds fishing competitions, nature walks and other family-friends events for recreation permit holders. On Saturdays from mid-May to October,

460-423: The town was $ 31,403. About 1.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over. In a span of two years (1997–1999), the town purchased 165 acres (0.67 km ) of land for the new Veterans Memorial Park. In 1999, the man-made Hockanum Lake at Veterans Memorial Park was opened for swimming. In 2000, the first Summer Sparkler

483-476: Was 240.4 inhabitants per square mile (92.8/km ). There were 1,792 housing units at an average density of 85.5 per square mile (33.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.04% White , 1.83% African American , 0.30% Native American , 1.53% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 0.48% from other races , and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population. There were 1,755 households, out of which 40.2% had children under

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506-431: Was created in Bethany. In 1970, Bethany Community School was finished, replacing most of the single roomed schools. The layout composes of a main campus, and two four roomed schools, built in 1934. After the 1975 Ontario School shooting , they discontinued the four roomed schools for educational and safety reasons. In 2007, Bethany was named Connecticut's #1 Small Town by Connecticut Magazine . Bethany's town seal

529-562: Was originally established in 1849 as the New Haven Water Company. One of the company's founders was Eli Whitney II . In 1849, Whitney began construction of a dam that impounded the Mill River to form a reservoir, which is now named Lake Whitney . When the Safe Drinking Water Act was implemented in the 1970s, the former New Haven Water Company planned to sell off watershed lands to offset costs associated with maintaining compliance with

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