▁grow , ▁it ▁was ▁recommended ▁that ▁a ▁public ly ▁owned , ▁regional ▁water ▁company ▁be ▁formed . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Central ▁Connecticut ▁Regional ▁Water ▁Author ity ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁purchased ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁Water ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁R WA ▁purchased ▁the ▁former ▁An son ia ▁division ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁Util ities , ▁which ▁added ▁An son ia , ▁Derby , ▁and ▁Se ym our ▁to ▁its ▁service ▁area , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Beth any , ▁Bran ford , ▁Ch esh ire , ▁East ▁H aven , ▁Ham den , ▁Mil ford , ▁New ▁H aven , ▁North ▁Bran ford , ▁North ▁H aven , ▁Orange , ▁West ▁H aven ▁and ▁Wood bridge . ▁ ▁Res er voir s ▁ ▁Dr inking ▁water ▁distributed ▁by ▁the ▁R WA ▁comes ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁res er voir s ▁and ▁three ▁aqu if ers . ▁Over ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁drink ing ▁water ▁supplied ▁in ▁the ▁R WA ▁district ▁origin ates ▁from ▁four ▁res er voir ▁systems : ▁North ▁Bran ford , ▁Sal ton st all , ▁West ▁River ▁and ▁Whit ney . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁R WA ' s ▁water ▁comes ▁from ▁well fields ▁that ▁draw ▁from ▁the ▁Qu inn ip iac ▁and ▁Mill ▁River ▁Aqu if ers ▁located ▁in ▁Ch esh ire ▁and ▁Ham den , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the