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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

TWO AQUIFERS ARE SHOWN BELOW: THE MERWINSVILLE AQUIFER
IS ON THE EAST BANK OF THE HOUSATONIC, AND THE
GAYLORDSVILLE AQUIFER IS ON THE WEST BANK

HISTORIC BASE LINE DATA: 1980 HVCEO
REPORT ON GAYLORDSVILLE AQUIFER
This aquifer extends about 1-1/2 mile along the gravel terrace and flood plain of the river, including only the lower reach of Wimisink Brook but extending a short distance up the valley of Morrissey Brook.

Residential and a few commercial uses are distributed along the frontage of Route 7, including the village area. Land development includes scattered residential, a gravel mine, and some agricultural use in the balance of the area. Zoning includes a small general business area in Gaylordsville village, and low-density residential (one and two-acre). Some wetlands lie along the river and smaller streams.

Desirable groundwater protection measures include prohibition of harmful discharges, wetlands and flood plain preservation, and strict standards for on-site sewage disposal.