1. Notice of Scoping for New Britain Water Department Batterson Park Road Water Main Extension

Municipality where proposed project might be located: New Britain

Address of Possible Project Location: Batterson Park Road

Project Description: The New Britain Water Department is seeking financial assistance under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program to fund the construction of the Batterson Park Road Water Main Extension project. The proposed project will comprise the installation of approximately 2,300 lineal feet of 12-inch diameter ductile iron pipe within the Batterson Park Road right of way. The new water main will connect two ends of the New Britain Water Department’s distribution system at Batterson Park Road’s intersections with Two Mile Road and Hamilton Way. This project is necessary to create a major water main loop between two dead-end areas, thereby eliminating water stagnation, improving reliability and creating redundancy of water service infrastructure to the portion of New Britain Water Department’s distribution system that serves Farmington, CT.

Project Map:  Click here to view a location map of the project area.  Click here to view a plan of the proposed water main route.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on January 22, 2021.

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below.  If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by January 4, 2021.

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

Name:           Mr. Eric Mcphee

Agency:        Department of Public Health
                       Drinking Water Section

Address:       410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS
                       PO Box 340308
                       Hartford, CT  06134-0308

Fax:                860-509-7359

Email:            DPH.SourceProtection@ct.gov

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name:           Patricia Bisacky

Agency:         Department of Public Health
                        Drinking Water Section

Address:       410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS
                       PO Box 340308
                       Hartford, CT  06134-0308

Phone:           860-509-7333

Fax:                860-509-7359

Email:             Patricia.Bisacky@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring State Agency:

Name:           Mr. Av Harris

Agency:         Department of Public Health
                        Drinking Water Section

Address:        410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13CMN
                        Hartford, CT  06134-0308

Phone:            860-509-7286

Email:             DPH.foi@ct.gov

What Happens Next: The DPH will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.