▁H ous at onic ▁River ▁aqu ifer ▁in ▁Derby ▁and ▁Se ym our . ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁Program ▁ ▁The ▁R WA ▁makes ▁its ▁waters hed ▁areas ▁available ▁for ▁h ik ing , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁other ▁activities ▁through ▁its ▁recre ation ▁program . ▁Rec re ation ▁program ▁permit ▁hold ers ▁can ▁access ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁tra ils ▁and ▁five ▁res er voir s ▁in ▁nine ▁recre ation ▁areas ▁spread ▁across ▁ 1 3 ▁communities ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁H aven . ▁Re venue ▁generated ▁from ▁the ▁recre ation ▁program ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁R WA ' s ▁conservation ▁work . ▁ ▁R WA ▁recre ation ▁permit ▁hold ers ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁following ▁recre ation ▁properties : ▁Lake ▁Sal ton st all , ▁M alt by ▁L akes , ▁Ham mon asset , ▁Sug arlo af ▁Hills , ▁Gen ese e , ▁Big ▁Gul ph , ▁Lake ▁Beth any , ▁P ine ▁Hill , ▁and ▁Lake ▁Chamber lain . ▁The ▁R WA ▁regularly ▁holds ▁fish ing ▁compet itions , ▁nature ▁wal ks ▁and ▁other ▁family - fri ends ▁events ▁for ▁recre ation ▁permit ▁hold ers . ▁ ▁Haz W aste ▁Central ▁ ▁On ▁S atur days ▁from ▁mid - May ▁to ▁October , ▁the ▁R WA ▁opens ▁Haz W aste ▁Central , ▁the ▁only ▁permanent ▁household ▁ha z ard ous ▁waste ▁collection ▁facility ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁Res idents ▁from ▁towns ▁particip ating ▁in ▁Haz W aste ▁Central ▁can ▁drop ▁off ▁their ▁household ▁ha z ard