A loan from the state to the Bethel Water Department for upgrades to the Hoyt’s Hill pump station has been approved.  The result from the referendum yesterday was 91-percent in favor, 9-percent opposed.  First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker says there was a 4-percent turn out.  The project does not require an expenditure of Bethel taxpayer funds.  It's part of a larger infrastructure upgrade which also includes replacing existing municipal wells at the Maple Avenue well field.