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January 21, 2020

NOTE: New Regulations for the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) were approved in September 2019. The Regulations provide for more categories of notice about the status of proposed State actions, than in the past. The new categories are included in this edition.
 
 
   1) NEW! Notice of Scoping for Cedar Ridge Apartments Public Water Interconnection, Willington and Mansfield.  
 
 
    No notice for additional time has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
 
   1) Post-Scoping Notice for Chestnut Ridge Storage Tank, Bethel. 
 
   2) Post-Scoping Notice for Cove River Tide Gate Reconstruction Project, West Haven.
  
   
    No EIE Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
    
 
   No Agency Record of Decision Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
 
   No Determination of Adequacy Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
 
   No State Land Transfer Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
The next edition of the Environmental Monitor will be published on February 4, 2020.   
 
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Notices in the Environmental Monitor are written and formatted by the sponsoring agencies and are published unedited. Questions about the content of any notice should be directed to the sponsoring agency.
 
Inquiries and requests to view or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency.
 
 
Scoping Notice
 
"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. Read  More
The following Scoping Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.

1) Notice of Scoping for Cedar Ridge Apartments Public Water Interconnection

Municipalities where proposed action might be located: Willington and Mansfield

Addresses of possible location: Burt Latham Road and Baxter Road

Project Description: The Cedar Ridge Apartments Public Water System serves the 100-unit Cedar Ridge Apartments in Willington.  The public water system submitted a feasibility study to the Department of Public Health (DPH) with alternatives proposed to resolve ongoing water quantity and quality issues and to upgrade its aging infrastructure.  The study identified an interconnection with Connecticut Water Company (CWC) as the most cost-effective, long term option. 

Cedar Ridge Apartments Public Water System proposes to install 2,500 feet of water main to interconnect with CWC’s 8-inch water main on Baxter Road in Mansfield.  A meter pit is proposed to be installed in Burt Latham Road where the two public water systems will be joined.  Upon interconnection with CWC, Cedar Ridge Apartments public water system will abandon of all of its public drinking water wells due to low yields and poor water quality and will discontinue use of its aging pump station and hydro pneumatic storage tanks.

 

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:  February 21, 2020.

Any person may 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 31, 2020.

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

E-Mail:

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

E-Mail:

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

Address:

410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13CMN

Hartford, CT 06134-0308

E-Mail:

DPH.foi@ct.gov

Phone:

860-509-7286

 

What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency 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 CEPA. A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.

 
Scoping Notice - Post-Scoping Notice (Need More Time)
 
If an agency is unable to publish a Post-Scoping Notice within six months after the comment period for scoping, the agency will publish an update with an action status and an estimate as to when a Post-Scoping Notice will be published. Such an update will be published by the agency at six-month intervals until the Post-Scoping Notice is published. Read More
 
No notice for additional time has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
Post-Scoping Notice
 
A Post-Scoping Notice is the determination by a sponsoring agency, after publication of a Scoping Notice and consideration of comments received, whether an Environmental Impact Evaluation  (EIE) needs to be prepared for a proposed State action. Read More
 
The following Post-Scoping Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 

1) Post-Scoping Notice for Chestnut Ridge Storage Tank 

 

Municipality where it would be located: Bethel


CEPA Determination: On July 2, 2019, the Department of Public Health (DPH) published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this project in the Environmental Monitor.

 

Based on the DPH’s environmental assessment of this project which includes a review of comments provided by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) dated August 2, 2018 and a response to the DEEP comments from Wright-Pierce on behalf of the Town of Bethel dated November 1, 2019, it has been determined that the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) under CEPA. The DPH will coordinate with Town of Bethel to ensure that the recommendations received during the Scoping period are implemented.

 

The agency's conclusion is documented in a Memorandum of Findings and Determination and an Environmental Assessment Summary. 

 

Agency contact:

 

          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

          Phone:       860-509-7333    
          Fax:            860-509-7359

          E-Mail:       DPH.sourceprotection@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

Address:

410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13CMN

Hartford, CT 06134-0308

E-Mail:

DPH.foi@ct.gov

Phone:

860-509-7286


What Happens Next: The DPH expects the proposed action to go forward. This is expected to be the final notice of the project to be published in the Environmental Monitor.


2) Post-Scoping Notice for Cove River Tide Gate Reconstruction Project

 

Municipality where it would be located: West Haven, CT

 

CEPA Determination:  On September 17, 2019, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this proposed action in the Environmental Monitor.  DEEP received no comments from the general public or other state agencies regarding the proposed action during the scoping period, and a public meeting was not requested nor held for the project.  DEEP has concluded the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation. 

 

The agency’s conclusion is documented in a Memo of Findings and Determination and an Environmental Review Checklist.

 

Agency contact:

Name:     Catharine Chu
 
Agency:  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
 
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106

 

Phone:    (860) 424-3342

 

Fax:        (860) 424-4067

 

Email:     Catharine.Chu@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.


What Happens Next: DEEP expects the proposed project to go forward. This is expected to be the final notice of the project published in the Environmental Monitor. 
 
EIE Notice
 
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).  Read More
 
No EIE Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
Agency Record of Decision
 
After an Environmental Impact Evaluation  (EIE) is developed, an agency will prepare a concise public record of decision, which takes into consideration the agency’s findings in the EIE, and any comments received on that evaluation. Read More
 
No Record of Decision Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
  
OPM's Determination of Adequacy
 
After an EIE is developed. the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) will determine if the Environmental Impact Evaluation  (EIE) is adequate. If not, OPM will specify the areas of inadequacy with reference to CEPA or the CEPA regulations and specify the corrective action required. Read More
 
No Determination of Adequacy Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
State Land Transfer Notice
 
Connecticut General Statutes Section 4b-47  requires public notice of most proposed sales and transfers of state-owned lands. The public has an opportunity to comment on any such proposed transfer. Each notice includes an address where comments should be sent. Read more about the process.
 
No State Land Transfer Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
 
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