Ct Clean water Coalition Protects Water resources
Clean Water Support
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition is a community-based organization dedicated to protecting drinking water, public health, and local ecosystems through education, advocacy, and responsible land-use planning — from watershed to tap.
who we are?
Our Mission
The Connecticut Water Coalition (CCWC) New Milford chapter is a federally registered, non-governmental, nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization. We are governed by a local board of directors with diverse professional and technical
backgrounds.
Our mission is the protection of environmental resources, with a particular focus on potable water quality—
from watershed to distribution. Our work includes environmental research, public education, and participation in state and local regulatory processes.
We are non-political and operate solely in the public interest.
Who We Are
Our Story
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition leads environmental action across the state—protecting clean water, addressing water scarcity, safeguarding rivers, wetlands, aquifers, and other environmentally sensitive areas, and ensuring safe, potable water through nature-based solutions that restore and sustain healthy communities.
Protecting Potable Water
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition works to protect potable water from watershed to tap—safeguarding sources from overconsumption, irresponsible development, and pollution. Through science-based advocacy and community action, we defend the integrity of our water systems to ensure safe, reliable drinking water for all.
Protecting Wetlands
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition works to conserve wetlands by advancing their protection and recognizing their vital role in filtering pollution, managing stormwater, recharging groundwater, and sustaining aquifers and native species. Through advocacy and education, we fight overdevelopment and other threats to ensure these critical ecosystems continue to protect water quality and support resilient communities.
Current Projects
Century Brass/ Proposed New DPW Site
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
New Milford Clean Water Coalition Chapter along with The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition is actively advocating and raising awareness about a proposed development in New Milford, where the Town is considering relocating its Department of Public Works (DPW) and related industrial operations to the Century Brass site. This site sits over
New Milford Clean Water Coalition Chapter along with The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition is actively advocating and raising awareness about a proposed development in New Milford, where the Town is considering relocating its Department of Public Works (DPW) and related industrial operations to the Century Brass site. This site sits over a state-protected aquifer and is directly connected to a Class A watershed, one of the highest levels of drinking water protection. This is not just another development decision—it is about protecting a primary drinking water source shared by the communities of New Milford, Brookfield, and Newtown, and ensuring the long-term safety, quality, and resilience of the region’s most vital water resources. Learn more and sign the petition.
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
The New Milford Clean Water Coalition Chapter is advocating and raising awareness about the proposed Flatiron Energy Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in New Milford near the Century Brass/Aspetuck Ridge area, where a large-scale lithium battery facility has been proposed on or near residentially zoned land that sits over a st
The New Milford Clean Water Coalition Chapter is advocating and raising awareness about the proposed Flatiron Energy Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in New Milford near the Century Brass/Aspetuck Ridge area, where a large-scale lithium battery facility has been proposed on or near residentially zoned land that sits over a state-protected aquifer and is directly connected to a Class A watershed that supports regional drinking water supplies; the Coalition has joined residents in calling for a pause in the project to ensure full environmental and water resource review, and reports indicate the developer has paused its application process to continue engagement with the community. We are not against clean energy, but we are opposed to siting large industrial energy infrastructure over aquifers, within residential zones, or in areas that drain into Class A watersheds—because protecting potable water from watershed to tap must remain the priority in every development decision.
Clean Waterways
Bess/ Flatiron Battery Storage Facility
Clean Waterways
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition works to protect Connecticut’s waterways from pollution that threatens drinking water, ecosystems, and public health. This includes addressing contaminants such as PFAS (“forever chemicals”), which persist in the environment and can accumulate in groundwater and drinking water supplies, as well as re
The Connecticut Clean Water Coalition works to protect Connecticut’s waterways from pollution that threatens drinking water, ecosystems, and public health. This includes addressing contaminants such as PFAS (“forever chemicals”), which persist in the environment and can accumulate in groundwater and drinking water supplies, as well as reducing pollution from stormwater runoff that carries oil, chemicals, sediment, and other pollutants from roads, development, and industrial sites into rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. By advancing stronger protections, improving stormwater management, and promoting responsible land use, the Coalition focuses on safeguarding clean waterways and ensuring safe, reliable potable water from watershed to tap.
Protect Connecticut's Water
WE ARE A FEDERALLY REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT.
YOUR KIND DONATION IS 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN PROTECTING THE WATERSHED .
