ON MAY 30, 2006, THE REGION ISSUED A CONSENT DECREE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROSEM SUPERFUND SITE AND BRYDEN & MORSE REMOVAL SUPERFUND SITE IN HAMDEN, CT. RESOLVING THE UNITED STATES CLAIMS AGAINST THE SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY, THE TOWN OF HAMDEN, AND THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF EDUCTATION. IN THE CD, THE WATER AUTHORITY, HAMDEN, AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AAGREE TO MAKE A PAYMENT OF $140,000 TO REIMBURSE EPA FOR PAST COSTS. THE SITES ARE ACTUALLY ARAS WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF INVESTIGATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE CURRENTLY BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.