Commissioners press for groundwater mapping after survey flags water as top resource

During the presentation of survey results, consultants said groundwater was ranked first among natural resources: "groundwater was consistently ranked as, by over 0.5, about 60% of the respondents ranked groundwater as their number 1," the presenter (speaker 5) reported. The presenter added that roughly 85% of respondents supported developing regulations to protect water resources.

Commissioners followed up with detailed questions about existing data. The chair (speaker 1) asked for specifics about well locations and depths: "What about what are the, you know, where and how deep are the wells in Stamford?" Commissioners and presenters discussed that a state well‑completion database covers records up to 1976 and that newer wells are documented but that town‑specific mapping may require contacting a statewide geologist or hiring a hydrogeologist. The commission asked staff to pursue available state datasets and to return with options and costs for more detailed mapping.