The Saugatuck Reservoir is a reservoir in Fairfield County, Connecticut , United States , that straddles the border between the towns of Redding , Weston , and Easton . Its completion is marked by the creation of the Samuel P. Senior dam of the Saugatuck River in January 1942, and provides water to several of the nearby towns. The reservoir is surrounded by the Centennial Watershed State Forest and a small section of the Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve on the southeast end of the reservoir. The Saugatuck Reservoir utilizes an uncontrolled spillway adjacent to the Samuel P. Senior dam that effectively limits the maximum water level. There is also a concrete levee positioned on the southeastern side of the reservoir that prevents water from flooding Trout Brook Valley .
4-600: Bridgeport Hydraulic Company Holdings (now owned by Aquarion) flooded the Saugatuck River Valley after 1938, removing the villages of Hull and Valley Forge to create the Saugatuck Reservoir. Aquarion Water Co. , owner of the reservoir and dam, allows tailrace fishing in one area at the Weston end of the reservoir, where it has constructed a handicapped-access area. However, anglers must obtain
8-599: A permit from Aquarion before fishing in the Saugatuck. The Saugatuck is the largest of the eight reservoirs that make up Aquarion’s greater Bridgeport water system. It holds about 12 billion US gallons (45,000,000 m) of water. The following fish species may be found within the Saugatuck Reservoir: Aquarion Water Company Aquaion Water Company is a water utility company based in
12-588: The U.S. state of Connecticut that was first incorporated in 1857. Aquarion Water Company provides regulated and non-regulated water related services in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The company is one of the seven largest investor-owned water utility companies in the United States . The company also operates regional affiliated service subsidiaries including Abenaki Water Company and Torrington Water Company. These subsidiaries serve
16-598: The households in the Belmont, New Hampshire area and the Torrington, Connecticut area, respectively. In June 2017 Aquarium announced its merger with Eversource Energy for $ 1.675 billion. Aquarion would become a fully owned subsidiary and retain its own name, adding 300 employees and 230,000 customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In December 2017, the merger was completed after government approval. On March 15, 2023, Connecticut legislators denied
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