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Source of Map: Water Resources Inventory of CT, Part 5, Lower Housatonic River Basin,
by the U. S. Geological Survey and the CT Department of Environmental Protection, 1974.

THIS IS AN EARLY (1974) GENERALIZED MAP OF ESTIMATED AQUIFER BOUNDARIES ONLY;
COMPARE IT TO LATER DATE USGS SURFICIAL MATERIALS MAP

HISTORIC BASE LINE DATA: 1980 HVCEO
REPORT ON DEEP BROOK AQUIFER
Another small, rural brook valley in Newtown, the Deep Brook site of 0.8 square mile is located along Route 302 between Sugar Lane and Head of Meadow Road. The southern half is considered of coarse-grained structure, the northern half fine-grained, and the entire aquifer is relatively shallow.

Virtually the entire direct recharge area is wetland. Land uses consist of agricultural land and widely spaced rural residences, plus several scattered low-density subdivisions. Substantial protection is provided by wetland regulations and zoning (residential zones requiring minimum lot sizes of 1, 2 and 3 acres).

Control measures should focus on farmland and wetland preservation, and stringent standards for on-site sewage disposal.