WATERBURY — City leaders are asking the Board of Aldermen to approve a $25 million capital appropriation and bond authorization to improve Waterbury’s water system after water main breaks in December and July left thousands of residents without water for days. Ramon Esponda, who became the city’s new water superintendent over the summer, said this request is just “a drop in the bucket” in terms of what Waterbury will need to spend to completely rectify problems plaguing the water system. But it’s a start, he said. “The system needs a lot of work,” he said. “There’s a lot of issues that need to be addressed. It’s my problem now and I’ll fix it as best as I can.” A key piece of this ask, he said, is replacing three “major” valves that contributed to residents in parts of the city losing water during those water main breaks.

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