Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR
The official site for project information under
the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act

May 18, 2004
Scoping Notices
There are no scoping notices at this time.
Environmental Impact Evaluations available for review and comment
        1. Marlborough Sanitary Sewers (Marlborough and East Hampton)
        2. New Public Hearing Information!  Burton Family Football Complex and Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (Storrs)
        3. Southington Industrial Park (Southington)
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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.
There are no scoping notices at this time.

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

1. EIE Notice for Marlborough Sanitary Sewers

Municipalities where project is proposed:  Marlborough and East Hampton

Project Description: The project involves the construction of sanitary sewers in the area immediately surrounding Lake Terramuggus, the Marlborough town center to the west of the junction of Routes 66 and 2, and the Marlborough Commons area to the east of Route 2. This project will eliminate the contamination of Lake Terramuggus and groundwater in the area due to sewage discharges from failing septic systems. Wastewater from the proposed service area will be collected by low-pressure sewer and force main. Capacity in the lake area will be sized to accommodate existing development, with minimal capacity for growth or expansion. Capacity in the town center will be sized to accommodate existing needs and projected growth, consistent with the town’s plan of development. Wastewater will be conveyed to East Hampton for treatment and disposal. The East Hampton Water Pollution Control Facility was designed to accept and treat flows from Marlborough and has adequate capacity to do so, without need for expansion.

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:  June 18, 2004

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Management (2nd Floor), 79 Elm St., Hartford, CT 06106 or at the office of the Town Clerk at the Marlborough Town Hall, 26 North Main Street, Marlborough.

A link to the EIE can also be found online at the DEP website:  http://dep.state.ct.us/eie/index.htm

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Hearing on this EIE by sending such a request to the address below by May 14, 2004.  If a hearing is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the Department of Environmental Protection must schedule a Public Hearing.

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Dennis J. Greci, Supervising Sanitary Engineer
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Management
Address: 79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 424-3751
Fax: (860) 424-4067
E-Mail: Dennis.Greci@po.state.ct.us

If you have questions about a public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact Mr. Greci as directed above.

2. EIE Notice for Burton Family Football Complex and Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Athletic Facility

This EIE Notice of Availability was published May 4, 2004. Information on a public hearing has been added – see details below.

Municipality where project is proposed: University of Connecticut – Storrs Campus, Mansfield

Address of Possible Project Location: Stadium Road

Project Description: The University of Connecticut proposes to construct the Burton Family Football Complex and Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (also referred to as the Burton Family Football Complex and Indoor Facility), a multi-purpose practice facility on Stadium Road at the site of existing tennis and volleyball courts.  The Burton Family Football Complex will be an approximately 80,000 SF building housing offices and facilities for the UConn Football Program. The approximately 85,000 square foot (SF) Indoor Facility will consist primarily of an indoor artificial turf field. The proposed project will require removal of the existing 12 tennis courts and 3 sand volleyball courts.  Both the tennis and sand volleyball courts will be relocated to a currently wooded area south of the Ice Arena and adjacent to Parking Lot I.  Nine outdoor tennis courts will be constructed to replace the existing courts that will be displaced by the Burton facility. Three additional tennis courts will be constructed, capable of being converted to an approximately 44,000 SF indoor tennis facility with bleacher seating. A clubhouse will also be located in this area.

Project Maps:  Location Map   Site Map

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: June 18, 2004

A public hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2004, 6:30 pm, at the Bishop Center, Room 7, Storrs Campus.

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

Mansfield Town Clerk’s Office, Audrey P Beck Municipal Building, 4 South Eagleville Road, Mansfield, CT (ph: 860-429-3302).

Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield, CT (ph: 860-423-2501)

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name:

Richard A. Miller, Esq., Director of Environmental Policy

Agency:

University of Connecticut

Address:

Architectural and Engineering Services

31 LeDoyt Road U-3055

Storrs CT 06269-3055

E-Mail:

Rich.Miller@uconn.edu

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

Name:

Same as above

Agency:

Address:

E-Mail:

Phone:

 860-486-8741

Other information: Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Richard Miller at 860-486-5477

3. EIE Notice for Southington Industrial Park

Municipality where project is proposed: Southington

Address of Possible Project Location: see map below

Project Description:

An Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) has been prepared by Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. for the Southington Industrial Park Project in Southington, Connecticut.  The proposed project involves the development of a new industrial park on existing undeveloped land in the Town.  Three potential industrial park sites were evaluated in the EIE.  All three sites consist of primarily undeveloped, industrially zoned land located in the northern portion of Southington.  Based on the alternative analysis, a preferred site has been identified which is located east of West Street and north of West Queen Street.  The proposed industrial park is capable of supporting approximately 500,000 square feet of building space on approximately 60 acres.

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

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: May 24, 2004 by 4:00 p.m.

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

·     DECD, 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT  06106

  • Town Clerk, Southington Town Hall, 75 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
  • Southington Public Library, 255 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
  • Town Economic Development Office, Southington Town Hall, 75 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489

There is no public hearing scheduled for this EIE:  DECD will hold a public hearing if twenty-five persons or an association having not less than twenty-five persons requests such a hearing by April 17, 2004.

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Marie McGuinness
Agency: DECD
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: marie.mcguinness@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: Maya Loewenberg
Agency: DECD
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: maya.loewenberg@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-270-8155

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