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Connecticut Institute of Water Resources

@CTIWR

Support CT and regional water research; promote interactions between stakeholders & the academic community; foster public awareness foster support for solution

 Storrs, CT
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Joined May 2018
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Who do towns call when water mains break? The CT Department of Public Health ctpublic.org/news/2026-08-19…
Who do towns call when water mains break? The CT Department of Public Health

Who do towns call when water mains break?  The CT Department of Public Health

Connecticut is one of only 17 states that put drinking-water regulation under a public health agency. Commissioner Manisha Juthani talks about what CT DPH does to keep our water safe?

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Water Supply Controversy in Connecticut Town Sparks Debate ctlocalnews.com/article/wate…
Water Supply Controversy in Connecticut Town Sparks Debate

Water Supply Controversy in Connecticut Town Sparks Debate

A dispute over water supply management is igniting discussions in a local Connecticut town, leading to important questions about resource allocation and environ

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Connecticut Warns Water Utilities After Cyber Attacks Elsewhere govtech.com/security/connect…

Connecticut Warns Water Utilities After Cyber Attacks Elsewhere

Water utilities in at least seven states have recently reported cyber incidents to the FBI, causing flooding or a loss of water pressure, depending on what equipment each controller operated.

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Connecticut warns water utilities after cyberattacks disrupt systems in other states yahoo.com/news/us/articles/c…
Connecticut warns water utilities after cyberattacks disrupt systems in other states

Connecticut warns water utilities after cyberattacks disrupt systems in other states

Connecticut's approach depends less on maintaining a list of every controller than on rapidly distributing warnings.

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A dam owner drained this secluded pond. DEEP wants it restored ctmirror.org/2026/09/02/old-…
A company drained a pond in Killingly. DEEP wants it restored

A company drained a pond in Killingly. DEEP wants it restored

Wright Investors Service Holdings conducted a drawdown of the pond after it found the dam it owns was leaking. CT wants the company to fix it.

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Water Company Invites Public Inside Vernon Treatment Plant For Open House patch.com/connecticut/vernon…
Water Company Invites Public Inside Vernon Treatment Plant For Open House

Water Company Invites Public Inside Vernon Treatment Plant For Open House

Connecticut Water will open its Vernon treatment facility to the public on Aug. 20 for a free look at how local drinking water is treated.

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Opinion: We are one rainstorm away from another public health crisis ctmirror.org/2026/09/03/we-a…
Opinion: We are one rainstorm away from another public health crisis

Opinion: We are one rainstorm away from another public health crisis

New England’s infrastructure cannot handle more intense rainfall that overwhelms systems designed decades ago.

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Want a text or email when sewage spills into CT water? State to test new alert system ctpublic.org/news/2026-08-17…
Want a text or email when sewage spills into CT water? State to test new alert system

Want a text or email when sewage spills into CT water? State to test new alert system

State officials say they’ll pilot the program in the fall and have it available to the public by the end of the year.

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EPA Seeks More Public Comments as It Struggles to Devise Water Rule That Limits Scope on Wetlands usnews.com/news/us/articles/…
EPA Seeks More Public Comments as It Struggles to Devise Water Rule That Limits Scope on Wetlands

EPA Seeks More Public Comments as It Struggles to Devise Water Rule That Limits Scope on Wetlands

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers

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Hurt On The Water: Connecticut's New Boating Rules Are Already In Force loriccolaw.com/connecticut-n…
Connecticut's New Boating Rules And Injuries On The Water

Connecticut's New Boating Rules And Injuries On The Water

Connecticut tightened its boating laws in 2026, including a new duty for personal-watercraft owners. How the rules may matter after a boating injury.

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CT legislators to visit Puerto Rico in October to help find solutions to water crisis ctpublic.org/news/2026-09-02…
CT legislators to visit Puerto Rico in October to help find solutions to water crisis

CT legislators to visit Puerto Rico in October to help find solutions to water crisis

Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr. said he will be joined by members of the state’s Environment and Energy & Technology Committees

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New Haven alders call for citywide school inspections after finding mold, leaks, HVAC issues nbcconnecticut.com/news/loca…
New Haven alders call for citywide school inspections after finding mold, leaks, HVAC issues

New Haven alders call for citywide school inspections after finding mold, leaks, HVAC issues

Just days before students return to class, the New Haven Board of Alders Education Committee is calling for health and safety inspections at all New Haven Public School facilities. The committee sent...

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Connecticut’s climate costs are coming home to Glastonbury ctmirror.org/2026/09/02/conn…
Opinion: Connecticut’s climate costs are coming home to Glastonbury

Opinion: Connecticut’s climate costs are coming home to Glastonbury

Connecticut needs a Climate Superfund modeled on the "polluter pays" principle to fund climate adaptation and resilience.

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A new paper about water quality in the Connecticut River watershed peerj.com/articles/21242/
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News: Southeastern Connecticut USDA Service Center Moving to New Location nrcs.usda.gov/state-offices/…

Southeastern Connecticut USDA Service Center Moving to New Location | Natural Resources Conservat...

Joint News Release - SE CT FO FY26

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Northeast Region Worsens to Critical Drought as Rainfall and Streamflow Continue to Decline sudbury.ma.us/conservationco…
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CT to receive $27M to find and replace lead pipes carrying drinking water ctmirror.org/2026/06/02/ct-l…
CT to receive $27M to replace lead pipes carrying drinking water

CT to receive $27M to replace lead pipes carrying drinking water

The funds, from the US Environmental Protection Agency, will go toward finding, removing and replacing residential lead service lines.

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Connecticut residents say proposed water rate hike would have ‘massive impact’ wtnh.com/news/connecticut/co…
Connecticut residents say proposed water rate hike would have ‘massive impact’

Connecticut residents say proposed water rate hike would have ‘massive impact’

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is considering a rate increase that AARP Connecticut says would “significantly” raise the cost of water for …

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New Plainfield treatment facility improves quality, reliability for Connecticut Water customers ctwater.com/community-commit…
New Plainfield treatment facility improves water quality, reliability for Connecticut Water...

New Plainfield treatment facility improves water quality, reliability for Connecticut Water...

Customers served by Connecticut Water’s Gallup Water System in Plainfield will benefit from improved water quality, stronger system reliability and greater long-term resilience with the startup of a...

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CT researchers find a major water crisis offers lessons for cities with aging infrastructure courant.com/2026/03/29/ct-re…
CT researchers find a major water crisis offers lessons for cities with aging infrastructure

CT researchers find a major water crisis offers lessons for cities with aging infrastructure

Researchers say the findings could be viewed as a warning to other U.S. cities with aging infrastructure and limited financial capacity.

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