Town of East Hartford Sanitary Sewer System
MakerPrepared by the
Metropolitan District Commission
(American, founded 1929)
Date1976
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 1/2 x 32in. (77.5 x 81.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 1/2 x 33in. (80 x 83.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1988.219.0
DescriptionMap of the town of East Hartford, Connecticut with South Windsor to the north, Manchester to the east, Glastonbury and Wethersfield to the south, and the Connecticut River to the west. Streets, railroads, streams, and ponds are shown with sewer lines indicated in red. Renstchler Field (airport) and the Metropolitan District Commission Water Pollution Control Facility are prominently shown. A Sanitary Sewer Legend at lower right provides a key to sewers six to twelve inches in diameter, sewers fifteen to thirty-six inches in diameter, sewers forty-two inches or larger in diameter, force mains, private sanitary sewers, and pump stations. A key to East Hartford streets and to Educational Facilities; Recreational, Cultural, and Historical Facilities; and Government Offices is at lower left. A compass is at upper left.
Label TextFlooding can cause raw sewage to back up into basements and to overflow into streams and rivers. Low-lying parts of East Hartford have long been subject to flooding, especially during spring freshets, and problems with flooding continued throughout the twentieth century. East Hartford's sanitary sewer system included provisions for emergency overflow, and new sewers and culverts to address the problem were constructed during the 1970s.
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 1000 feetStatus
Not on view
