Connecticut State Boat Launches Remain Open at this Time With the boating season just around the corner, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces that the state boat launches are currently open. DEEP wants to share best practices to keep boaters safe during...
"Social Distancing is the best way to stay safe." Visit Discover Boating's Covid-19 page for more information....
"Your actions are essential to keeping boating and marine services open, safe, and accessible for everyone to enjoy. Following a few simple suggestions will improve your safety and the safety of others so we all may enjoy boating at this time." Download the pdf here...
Please be advised that the Lake Zoar Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 7:00pm, at the Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street, Southbury, CT 06488, is cancelled, due to COVID-19 public safety concerns. Any business from this meeting will be conducted at the next regularly...
Please be advised that the Lake Zoar Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 7:00pm, at the Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT 06478, is cancelled, due to COVID-19 public safety concerns. Any business from this meeting will be conducted at the...
Treacherous conditions are present when the surface water of Lake Zoar freezes. Please take caution and stay off the ice. The thickness of the ice changes daily due to weather conditions. Ice does not freeze uniformly, and over time the underside begins to melt in...
FirstLight Power Resources has announced the drawdown schedule for the Housatonic system. It will be a shallow drawdown this year, meaning the water level is lowered several feet from its normal operating level. All homeowners are urged to remove structures, boatlifts and docks from the three lakes to...
Boaters Beware: Low-Price 'Regular 88' Gas is Bad for Boats More E15 ethanol fuel available this Labor Day holiday weekend SPRINGFIELD, Va., August 27, 2019 – With more ethanol than ever before being served up at the nation’s gas station pumps this Labor Day holiday weekend, Boat...
Recently several thefts of personal water crafts have been reported on Lake Zoar. Please read the attached article for some important tips on how to prevent yours from being stolen. Anyone who has ever had a personal watercraft stolen knows there is nothing quite like that initial...
Update 8/9/19: Due to flowage in the river because of storms, treatment will be Monday [vc_separator type="normal" position="left" color="" border_style="dashed" width="" thickness="" up="" down=""] NOTIFICATION OF AQUATIC TREATMENT SCHEDULING LAKE ZOAR MONROE, NEWTOWN, OXFORD, SOUTHBURY In accordance with CT DEEP, Pesticide Division notification requirements, selected areas of Lake Zoar...