The Greater New Haven Water Pollution Authority is comprised of eleven members, each of whom are designated as a board director of the authority: Four directors are appointed from New Haven, two directors from Hamden, East Haven and Stratford, and one director appointed from Woodbridge. Each director is appointed by the Mayor of their respective town or city, with approval subject to the municipality’s legislative body.

Term of GNHWPCA membership is three years.

The GNHWPCA is a regional water pollution control authority previously created in accordance with CGS 22a-500 with each of New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge as a Constituent Municipality.

This body is responsible for the furtherance of the environmental protection laws of the State and to gain efficiencies and economies of scale with respect to the planning, design, construction, management, operation and maintenance of the wastewater system of New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, Stratford and Woodbridge and any other Constituent Municipality which may adopt a concurrent ordinance and become a member of the GNHWPCA in the future.

The powers of the GNHWPCA are set forth in Sec. 22a-501 of CGS 22a-501-22a-519.