An organization that provides waterskiing programs for the disabled, special needs and veterans is looking to move to a new location. FirstLight Power is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve a non-project use application from Leaps of Faith Adaptive Skiers. 

The organization has been in operation on Lake Zoar for almost thirty years, becoming the leading adaptive waterskiing program in the northeast and a core adaptive and therapeutic sports resource for regional rehabilitation facilities.  They also operate local programs for at risk youth. 

Historically, the operation was run out of the founder’s home in Newtown, but outgrew that location.  FirstLight helped them move downstream to a Newtown public park in 2017. 

In 2019, Leaps of Faith and First Light entered discussions with the town of Southbury for use of an open parcel of land that was once a Town Park.  The temporary permit from First Light expired last year, leading to this application to FERC for their long term operations. 

FirstLight says the additional seasonal dock which will be placed in this area requires no significant land disturbing activities and therefore should have no effect on wetlands.