Groton Respite Center Wants Town, Region To Take Showers

The Respite Center at the will be able to offer over a dozen showers at some point today, said Director of Emergency management Joe Sastre.

"We already have one," he said. "And we'll have a second portable shower unit operating to serve a larger number of people than we could easily move through the few shower stalls at the center."

The Office of Emergency Management secured two portable shower units that have six individual stalls each and they welcome all residents, from Groton and beyond, who don't have electricity or water.

In addition Noank Fire Department is open for the public to take a shower between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, said Sastre.

The portable units, which were designed for mass decontamination, came from fire departments at the University of Connecticut in Storrs and Norwich. There are approximately 30 in the state, said Lieutenant Scott McDonald of the University of Connecticut Fire Department.

Sastre said a non-potable water source (water hose) has been set up behind the Town Hall Annex for anyone who needs water for flushing and what not.  The hose is located to the read of the Annex.