The following notice is published at the request of the Office of Policy and Management to provide notice of the availability of the revised draft of Conservation and Development Policies: A Plan for Connecticut, 2013-2018. There is a strong link between this plan and CEPA.
1. Conservation and Development Policies: A Plan for Connecticut, 2013-2018 (State C & D Plan)
The Office of Policy and Management (OPM) has published a revised draft of Conservation and Development Policies: A Plan for Connecticut, 2013-2018 (the State C&D Plan), in accordance with CGS Section 16a-28(b). The Draft State C&D Plan, including the Draft Locational Guide Map, can be viewed at: https://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2990&q=467686 .
OPM, in cooperation with Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs), will schedule, publicize, and conduct formal public hearings on the Draft State C&D Plan in each of the state’s 14 planning regions between the months of May and September 2012. Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on October 5, 2012.
Written comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on: October 5, 2012.
Written comments should be sent to:
Name: Daniel Morley
Agency: Office of Policy and Management
Address: 450 Capitol Avenue, MS #54ORG
Hartford, CT 06106-1379
Fax: 860-418-6486
E-Mail: Daniel.Morley@ct.gov
"Scoping" is for projects 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.
1. Notice of Scoping for the University of Connecticut Action for Additional Water Supply Source(s), Amended to Include an Interconnection with MDC’s Drinking Water Supply
Municipalities where proposed project might be located: East Hartford, Manchester, Bolton, Coventry, Vernon, South Windsor, Tolland, Mansfield, Windham
Addresses of Possible Project Locations: In addition to the alternative sources of supplementary water supply described in previous scoping notices, the University of Connecticut proposes to include an interconnection with the Metropolitan District Commission’s supply system terminus in East Hartford. Two alternative routes for the MDC transmission main are proposed for the EIE: one that runs within the Rt. 384 and Rt. 44 corridors through East Hartford, Manchester, Bolton, Coventry, and Mansfield, and one that runs within the Rt. 84 and Rt. 195 corridors through East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor, Vernon, Tolland, Coventry, and Mansfield.
On June 7, 2011 and December 20, 2011, the CT Environmental Monitor posted scoping notices for the University of Connecticut’s proposal for a long-term source of at least 0.5 - 1 million gallons of water per day . The alternatives identified in the previous scoping notices remain options. The previous Monitor notices can be found at https://www.ct.gov/ceq/cwp/view.asp?a=987&Q=481666.
Project Description: The University of Connecticut in direct partnership with the Town of Mansfield proposes actions that will identify and implement a long-term source of at least 0.5 - 1 million gallons per day for the University of Connecticut’s public water supply system. The project comprises the possible creation of new wellfields and possible interconnections with other existing water suppliers to provide additional water to the University’s public water supply system in and around Storrs, which currently also provides service to several Town of Mansfield facilities.
The proposed action would enable growth of the University and surrounding area consistent with prior the University Water Supply Plan, University Master Plans and associated Environmental Impact Evaluations, particularly for the proposed University Technology Park to be developed on the University’s North Campus. The proposed action would improve the University water supply’s margin of safety and supplement the available water during times of drier years when the existing supply is limited in response to aquatic and environmental concerns. This additional source of water supply would also enable economic development as delineated in the Town Plan of Conservation and Development, particularly as envisioned for the Mansfield Four Corners and areas of Northern Mansfield near the University Campus.
The alternatives for obtaining an additional water supply source for the University’s public water supply system include:
1) Connecting with a nearby reservoir-based water system to the northwest of the main campus by extending a transmission main south from Tolland along the Route 195 corridor or alternative local roads;
2) Connecting with a nearby reservoir-based water system to the southeast of the main campus by extending a transmission main north from southern Mansfield along the Route 195 corridor or alternative route(s) via local roads; and
3) Installing and connecting to a new groundwater source or sources in the stratified drift aquifers along the Fenton River, Willimantic River, or Mansfield Hollow Reservoir. The new groundwater source(s) would preferably be installed on lands in Mansfield, CT currently owned by the University, Town of Mansfield, or the Army Corps of Engineers.
4) Replacing the University’s existing “Well A” in its Fenton River Wellfield with a new well installed in the stratified drift more than 250 feet westward from its current location.
5) NEW Connecting with the Metropolitan District Commission’s reservoir-based water system to the west of the main campus by extending a transmission main via one of two alternative routes along state highway corridors. For the purpose of the EIE, the MDC interconnection shall be evaluated for transmission capacities of 0.5 to 5 million gallons per day.
Project Map(s): 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: July 6, 2012
There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:
DATE: June 21, 2012
TIME: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
PLACE: Council Chamber, Audrey P. Beck municipal building, 4 South Eagleville Road (Rt. 275), Mansfield, CT
NOTES: The public scoping meeting is being held in conjunction with the previously scheduled quarterly meeting of the UConn Water/Wastewater Advisory Committee.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Jason Coite |
| Agency: | University of Connecticut - Office of Environmental Policy |
| Address: | 31 LeDoyt Road, U-3055 |
| Storrs, CT 06269-3055 | |
| Fax: | 860-486-5477 |
| E-Mail: | jason.coite@uconn.edu |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Jason Coite |
| Agency: | University of Connecticut - Office of Environmental Policy |
| Address: | 31 LeDoyt Road, U-3055 |
| Storrs, CT 06269-3055 | |
| Phone: | 860-486-9305 |
| Fax: | 860-486-5477 |
| E-Mail: | jason.coite@uconn.edu |
The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in September 2012
2. Notice of Scoping to Rehabilitate Pucker St. Bridge over the Hop River
Address of Possible Project Location : Intersection of Rose’s Bridge Rd. in Columbia & Pucker St. in Coventry
Project Description: All funds requested would be used to allow the town of Columbia to pay for costs associated with the rehabilitation of the Pucker Street Bridge over the Hop River. Specifically, STEAP grant funding would be used by Columbia to offset engineering and design costs, construction, permit, advertising costs and construction administration costs. It should be noted that construction administration costs will be paid to professional construction administrators.
Pucker Street is a two-lane rural local road within a lightly developed farm land and rural residential area. In the late 1970’s the Bridge collapsed. In the early 1980’s a semi-temporary repair was made placing a new 84 foot long one-lane superstructure on abutments that include the existing stone masonry abutments. The physical condition of the superstructure is good; however, the stone masonry abutments on which the superstructure sits are likely over 100 years old and are in fairly poor condition. More importantly, the Bridge is functionally obsolete; the deck width is quite narrow and inadequate for bi-directional traffic. The narrow bridge width, coupled with poor approach roadway geometry presents a significant safety hazard.
Hydraulically, the existing Bridge is inadequate to handle the design storm (100 year event) without significant overtopping of the existing road. The overtopping causes road closure on the Coventry side of the bridge, eliminating one of the few critical north-south links that may be needed in an emergency. Currently, the road begins to overtop at a storm event of less than the 10 year storm. A subsurface investigation performed in December 2006, reveals that the existing Bridge abutments are founded on shallow spread footings with the bottom of footings at approximately 4 feet below the streambed and the depth to bedrock below these abutment footings is approximately 37 to 45 feet. As the Bridge is not founded on bedrock or piles to bedrock and estimated scour depths are below the bottom of the existing bridge footings, the Bridge is considered to be scour critical or susceptible to failure due to scour. In summary, the existing bridge is past its intended life. Rehabilitating this bridge now will provide an essentially maintenance and worry free structure for the next 50 to 75 years.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: July 19, 2012
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 June 29, 2012.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
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After Scoping, an agency that wishes to undertake an action that could significantly affect the environment must produce, for public review and comment, a detailed written evaluation of the expected environmental impacts. This is called an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).
1. Notice of EIE for The Villages
Municipality where project is proposed: Montville
Address of Possible Project Location: Norwich - New London Turnpike (Rte. 32), Montville, CT 06382
Project Description: Mutual Housing Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc. (MHA) proposes to construct a 120-unit apartment community complex (“The Villages”) on approximately 12.2 acres of undeveloped wooded land located on the west side of the Norwich New London Turnpike (Route 32) in the Uncasville section of Montville. The proposed project (the Proposed Action) would address the demand for affordable housing and rental housing in Montville and the surrounding communities, as well as provide easy access to and from the Mohegan Sun Casino and surrounding commercial areas, and access to the region’s public transportation system.
The Proposed Action consists of the development of affordable housing units and associated infrastructure in Montville, Connecticut. The proposed housing complex consists of twenty multi-story units, providing one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments. The garden-style multifamily residential buildings range from two to three stories in height and house four to eight units per building. The proposed development also includes construction of a new access road off Route 32 and infrastructure development, surface, a community building, playscape areas, and a maintenance building. This combined EIE/EA has been prepared for the Proposed Action on behalf of DECD and HUD, the CEPA sponsoring agency and the Federal lead agency, respectively. This document has been prepared in accordance with CEPA, NEPA, and HUD’s implementing regulations at 24 CFR 50. The EIE/EA provides a description of the Proposed Action and its purpose and need, an evaluation of the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of the No Action Alternative and the Proposed Action, and proposed mitigation measures to eliminate or minimize adverse environmental effects.
Project Map: Click here to view a site map of the project area.
Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: June 22, 2012
The public can view a copy of this EIE at: The Montville Town Clerk , 310 Norwich-New London Tpke., Uncasville, CT 06382
The Raymond Library, 832 Raymond Hill Rd, Oakdale, CT 06370
There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:
DATE: June 14, 2012
TIME: 6:00 PM
PLACE: Montville Town Hall, Town Council Chambers, 310 Norwich-New London Tpke. Uncasville 06382
Send your comments about this EIE to:
| Name: | Mark Hood |
| Agency: | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street |
| Hartford, CT 06106 | |
| E-Mail: | mark.hood@ct.gov |
If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:
| Name: | Mark Hood |
| Agency: | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106 |
| E-Mail: | mark.hood@ct.gov |
| Phone: | (860) 270-8089 |
2. Notice of EIE for the New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Line High Speed, Intercity Passenger Rail Project
Municipalities where project is proposed: New Haven, North Haven, Hamden, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Enfield, and Springfield
Address of Possible Project Location: Rail Corridor from New Haven-Hartford-Springfield
Project Description: The proposed rail service enhancement in the NHHS rail corridor would provide for up to 25 daily round-trip trains (up to 50 one-way trips per day) by 2030. The proposed service plan would provide one-seat or cross-platform transfers on service from Washington, D.C., and New York to Springfield, Boston and the Knowledge Corridor, as well as bi-directional, 30-minute peak-hour service and hourly midday service in the NHHS rail corridor. Related operational improvements include an increase in the capacity of the line to accommodate additional trains, an increase in the maximum train speed to 110 miles per hour (mph), service to future new regional train stations in North Haven, Newington, West Hartford, and Enfield (to be constructed with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding) , and reduced scheduled travel times. These operational improvements, in turn, require rail infrastructure improvements. Therefore, Connecticut has proposed the NHHS Rail Program, a program of capital projects to support enhanced passenger rail service in the NHHS rail corridor. The proposed project’s infrastructure improvements in the NHHS rail corridor consist of:
- restoration of sections of track;
- construction of new passing sidings;
- construction of a layover and light maintenance facility;
- at-grade crossing upgrades;
- facility-specific bridge and culvert rehabilitations, replacements and removals;
- installation of new crossovers and signal upgrades;
- improvement or relocation of existing passenger rail platforms for Amtrak intercity service, as well as additional station parking and improved station access;
- improvements to platforms, track configuration and sidings in the Springfield Terminal area; and construction of future FTA-funded new regional rail stations in North Haven, Newington, West Hartford, and Enfield.
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 22, 2012
The public can view a copy of this EIE at: This document is available for public inspection at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Bureau of Policy and Planning, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT; the City or Town Clerk's Office and the Public Libraries in the affected municipalities along the rail corridor, the South Central Regional Council of Governments, the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency, the Capitol Region Council of Governments, and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. The document is also available at www.nhhsrail.com.
There are three public hearings scheduled for this EIE on:
DATE: Thursday, June 7, 2012
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Torp Theatre, Davidson Hall, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT
DATE: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Asuntuck Community College, 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT
DATE: Thursday June 14, 2012
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: North Haven High School, 221 Elm Street, North Haven, CT
NOTES: All hearing locations are accessible to persons with disabilities. Deaf and hearing impaired persons or persons speaking a language other than English wishing to attend a hearing and requiring an interpreter may make arrangements by contacting the Department's Office of Communications at (860) 594-3062 (voice only) at least five days prior to the hearing.
The study team will be available at each hearing from 6:00pm-7:00pm to discuss the proposed improvements. The hearing presentations will begin at 7:00pm.
Additional information about this project can be found online at: www.nhhsrail.com
Send your comments about this EIE to:
| Name: | Mr. Mark W. Alexander - Transportation Assistant Planning Director |
| Agency: | State of Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131 |
| E-Mail: | Mark.W.Alexander@ct.gov |
If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:
| Name: | Mr. Stephen V. Delpapa - Transportation Supervising Planner |
| Agency: | State of Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131 |
| E-Mail: | Stephen.Delpapa@ct.gov |
| Phone: | 860-594-2941 |
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