John S. Roth Aquifer Protection Area in Middletown does not encompass or abut the property the Connecticut of Department of Veterans Affairs was seeking from the City of Middletown for the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery expansion.

However, a stream and watershed from the Middletown town property flows into the Roth aquifer protection area.

https://cteco.uconn.edu/maps/town/apasmall/middletown_apa.pdf