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Source of Map: Water Resources Inventory of CT, Part 6, Upper Housatonic River Basin, by the
U. S. Geological Survey and the CT Department of Environmental Protection, 1972.

THIS IS AN EARLY (1972) GENERALIZED MAP OF ESTIMATED AQUIFER BOUNDARIES ONLY;
COMPARE IT TO LATER DATE USGS SURFICIAL MATERIALS MAP

HISTORIC BASE LINE DATA: 1980 HVCEO
REPORT ON DIBBLE'S BROOK AQUIFER
Located in northern Bethel between that Town's Stony Hill and Plumtrees sections, this small aquifer of about 0.9 square miles has favorable coarse grained sediments. Thus it could be locally significant in supplying the needs of an increasingly populous residential area.

Brook over Dibble's Brook Aquifer as seen from
Cortland Drive. Photo courtesy of Rick Gottschalk.

Two community wells in the area presently yield better than 100 gallons per minute. Zoned R-40, for one family per acre residential use, the direct recharge area is lightly developed orchard and open land, wetland and low density residential.

Preservation of wetlands and open space, and strict controls for on-site sewage disposal are key measures needed to protect the hydrologic viability of this area.

Dibble's Brook Aquifer as seen from
Walnut Hill Road near Farm View Drive.
Photo courtesy of Rick Gottschalk.

CT DPH ASSESSMENT OF WELL
FIELD IN DIBBLE'S BROOK AQUIFER
The CT Department of Public Health has prepared an assessment of the well field maintained by the Bethel Consolidated Water Company in this aquifer.

DEP MANDATORY REGULATORY
AREA IN DIBBLE'S BROOK AQUIFER
The CT Department of Environmental Protection provides a map of the mandatory regulatory area, the northern aquifer area on this Bethel map.