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EXCERPT
ON THE SIMPAUG AQUIFER FROM There
is one USGS test hole drilled in the aquifer and one well
completion report is on file at the Ridgefield Health Department.
The test hole log indicates that the stratified drift is at
least 50 feet thick and is composed of interbedded gravel
and fine to very fine sand. The grain size of the aquifer material indicates potential for well development, with a limiting factor being the assumed aquifer thickness. No analysis of water samples for organic compounds has been performed. Analysis for major ionic constituents are on file at the Health Department. LBG's search of the DEP's records did not reveal any significant threat to water quality. Similar to the Branchville aquifer, this aquifer is along Route 7; however there is residential zoning. The 7 day, 10 year low flow was estimated between 0.7 and 0.8 million gallons per day and the average low flow was estimated to be about 1.8 million gallons per day from a total watershed area of about 8.0 square miles. |



