Planning for 700 Build-Out Lots
It was the intention of Boise Cascade that the projected 700 build-out lots at Woodridge Lake would have individual septic tank systems but due to soil type, steep slopes, ledge, and the main fact that the lake was located in a public watershed the Connecticut State Department of Public Health overruled those plans. The only way for the development to move forward was for Boise Cascade to construct a sewer system to accept the wastewater that would be generated by the homes in Woodridge Lake. Under the CT state statutes, the Department of Environmental Protection must work with a municipality for the design, construction, and approval of a public sewer system and not a private corporation.
The Town of Goshen at that time did not have a Sewer Authority and turned Boise Cascade down when they were asked to consider forming one. Boise Cascade then came to the 15 original property owners within the boundaries of the sub-division but not part of the sub-division to form a municipal sewer district. As a bonus for forming the district, Boise Cascade agreed to hook up the 15 properties free of charge and to pay their sewer taxes for the first ten years of operation of the system.