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December 17, 2002
Scoping Notices
1  NEW! Intermodal Transportation Center (Bridgeport)
2  NEW! Reconstruction of I-95 in Long Wharf Area (New Haven)
3  Steele Brook Flood Control Project (Watertown)
Environmental Impact Evaluations available for review and comment
1  NEW! Technology Classroom Building, Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury)
2  Osborn Expansion at the Osborn Correctional Institution (Somers)
3  Extension of Runway 18-36, Waterbury/Oxford Airport (Oxford/Middlebury)
4  Island Brook Flood Project (Bridgeport)
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Scoping Notices

Scoping Notices have been issued for the following state projects.  These projects are in the earliest stages of planning.  At the scoping stage, detailed information on a project's design, alternatives, and environmental impacts does not yet exist.  Sponsoring agencies are asking for comments from other agencies and from the public as to the scope of alternatives and environmental impacts that should be considered for further study.  Send your comments to the contact person listed for the project by the date indicated.

4. Notice of Scoping for Steele Brook Flood Control Project

Municipality where proposed project would be located: Watertown

Address of Possible Project Location: Steele Brook, downstream of French Street, northeast of Main Street (Routes 63 & 73)

Project Description: EIE will analyze possible improvements to a half mile segment of Steele Brook beginning about 2,000 feet downstream of French Street.  Both channel improvements with environmental enhancements and dike/floodwall options with a pump station will be considered.  The purpose of the project is to provide relief from frequent flooding of the Watertown Plaza retail area and the adjacent Knight Street industrial area.

Project Map:  Click here to view a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  January 7, 2003

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.

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

Name: Edward Hemstreet
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
Inland Water Resources Division
Address: 79 Elm Street, Third Floor
Hartford, Connecticut  06106
Fax: (860) 424-4075
E-Mail: edward.hemstreet@po.state.ct.us

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

Name: Frederick Riese
Agency:
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Environmental Review
Address: 79 Elm Street, Third Floor
Hartford, Connecticut  06106
Phone: (860) 424-4110
Fax: (860) 424-4053
E-Mail: frederick.riese@po.state.ct.us

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in late summer 2003.

Other information: This project is a joint undertaking of the Department of Environmental Protection, acting through the Inland Water Resources Division, and the Town of Watertown.

EIE Notices
The following Environmental Impact Evaluations have been completed by state agencies and are available for review and comment. 
 

4. EIE Notice for Island Brook Flood Project

Municipality where project is proposed: Bridgeport

Project Location: Lake Forest Dam on southeast shore of Lake Forest, and along Island Brook from the Dam to the confluence of Island Brook and the Pequonnock River.

Project Description: Alteration to Lake Forest Dam to safely pass the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) which is equivalent to 33" of rain in a 24-hour period.  Improvements to Island Brook consist of five culvert replacements; two new culverts; construction of a tidal wetland shelf at the confluence with the Pequonnock River; wetland creation; minor modifications to channel alignment; addition of point deflectors, riffles and pools; and clean-up of all debris in the stream channel.  The effect of these improvements will be to increase the capacity of the channel to safely pass the 100-year flood flows while adding environmental enhancements to the corridor.

Project Map:  Click here to view a map of the project area.

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: December 20, 2002

The public can view a copy of this EIE at: the office of the Bridgeport Town Clerk, Room 124, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport or at the Department of Environmental Protection, Inland Water Resources Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT.

There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:

DATE: December 11, 2002

TIME: 7:00 PM

PLACE: City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Alphonse Letendre
Agency: DEP - Inland Water Resources Division
Address: 79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: alphonse.letendre@po.state.ct.us

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:

Name: Alphonse Letendre
Agency: DEP - Inland Water Resources Division
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: alphonse.letendre@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-424-3976

or, if unavailable, contact:

Name: Frederick Riese
Agency: DEP - Office of Environmental Review
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: frederick.riese@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-424-4110

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