The essential-water-use-only request will go into effect on Sept. 4 at 8 p.m., WSSC Water announced. This is expected to affect around 40,000 customers, which are around 110,000 residents in the area.

A sewer service area map was the subject of a public hearing in Pomfret on Feb. 10. The purpose was to give residents a chance to provide input on a proposal to route sewer lines from certain prope… ...