April 6, 2021

Scoping Notice

1. Notice of Scoping for Countryside Drive Association Consolidation with Norwich Public Utilities, Norwich.
2. Notice of Scoping for Crestwood Drive Water Main Extension, Naugatuck.

Scoping Notice - Post-Scoping Notice (Need More Time)

    No notice for additional time has been submitted for publication in this edition.

Post-Scoping Notice

1. Post-Scoping Notice for New Britain Water Department Batterson Park Water Main Extension, New Britain.

Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE)

1. Notice of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for City of New Haven Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan Update, New Haven.

Agency Record of Decision

    No Record of Decision has been submitted for publication in this edition.

OPM Determination of Adequacy

    No Determination of Adequacy Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.

State Land Transfer

The next edition of the Environmental Monitor will be published on April 20, 2021.
 
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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 

1. Notice of Scoping for Countryside Drive Association Consolidation with Norwich Public Utilities

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Norwich

Addresses of Possible Project Location: Evergreen Street, Sunrise Street, and Lawler Lane

Project Description: The Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) is seeking financial assistance under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program to fund the construction of the water main to consolidate the residential homes of the Countryside Drive Association (CDA) public water system with NPU’s distribution system. The project will also be receiving federal funding under the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. The proposed project will comprise the installation of approximately 1,200 lineal feet of 8-inch diameter Ductile Iron Pipe along Lawler Lane and approximately 1,400 lineal feet of 4-inch diameter Polyethylene Pipe along Evergreen Street to serve a total of 22 residential homes. Based on the information identified in the Preliminary Engineering Report, a well, which is a sole source of water supply for CDA is in close proximity to septic systems and coliform bacteria have been detected in the well water on various occasions. Realizing that the source of supply is contaminated with coliform bacteria and that their existing infrastructure is aged, the CDA has determined that receiving water service from NPU and properly abandoning their existing water system is the best long term solution to address these issues. The new main will be installed along the edge of the road.

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 April 16, 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 March 26, 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  

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

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:             Ms. Olinda Morales

Agency:          Department of Public Health             

Address:        410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO                        

                        Hartford, CT  06134-0308

Email:             DPH.foi@ct.gov   

Phone:            860-509-7566

Fax:                 860-707-1904

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.

2. Notice of Scoping for Crestwood Drive Water Main Extension

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Naugatuck

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

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

1. Post-Scoping Notice for New Britain Water Department Batterson Park Water Main Extension

Municipality where project will be located: New Britain

Address of Possible Project Location: Batterson Park Road

CEPA Determination: On December 22, 2020, 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 Dr. David Fisher dated January 9, 2021, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) dated January 19, 2021, and DEEP’s Natural Diversity Database dated February 9, 2021, 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 the New Britain Water Department 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 Review Checklist.

If you have questions about the project, you can contact the agency at:

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

Email:            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:             Ms. Olinda Morales

Agency:          Department of Public Health             

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

Email:            DPH.foi@ct.gov

Phone:            860-509-7566

Fax:                860-707-1904

What happens next:  The DPH expects the project to go forward.  This is expected to be the final notice of the project to be 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 

1. Notice of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for City of New Haven Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan Update

Address of Possible Project Location: Throughout the City of New Haven

Municipality where proposed action is to be located: New Haven

Project Description: The scoping notice for this project was published in the February 20, 2018 edition of the Environmental Monitor.  New Haven is a combined sewer overflow (CSO) community, where both sanitary sewage and stormwater are carried in the same pipe. During rainfall events of sufficient intensity and duration, the capacity of the collection system is overwhelmed and excess flows discharge to nearby rivers and the New Haven Harbor via built-in overflows in the collection system. The overflows were designed to prevent the combined sewer flows from backing up into basements and surcharging onto streets. The Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (GNHWPCA) is responsible for operation and maintenance of this collection and treatment system.

The GNHWPCA has agreed, through a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) consent order, to eliminate these discharges, and has developed the CSO Long Term Control Plan (CSOLTCP) to accomplish this. The CSOLTCP recommends a combination of sewer separation, in-system storage, and capacity increases in the conveyance system and at New Haven’s East Shore Water Pollution Abatement Facility (ESWPAF). These improvements will be implemented in a phased approach over a 20 year period. The CSOLTCP will be reevaluated as its projects progress, based on environmental improvements, changes in regulations and new technological solutions that may emerge. Implementation of the proposed CSOLTCP will be conducted in three phases: Short-Term, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term.

The proposed 2016 update to the CSOLTCP, upon completion of short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term control plan actions, identifies the elimination of CSOs from storms up to and including a 2‐year, 6‐hour design storm by 2036. If requested by the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority and deemed appropriate by the Commissioner, such schedule may be extended but not beyond July 1, 2040.

The CSOLTCP was reviewed and approved by DEEP in 2003 and has been updated regularly in the intervening time. Beginning in 2009, updates to the CSOLTCP are issued every 5 years to ensure that the GNHWPCA continues to stay on track for meeting CSO goals and remains compliant with regulatory requirements, including those of a Consent Order entered into by DEEP and the GNHWPCA. The GNHWPCA continues to implement a variety of projects under the CSOLTCP as described in the City of New Haven Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan Update from December 2016, revised March 2018 (2016 Update). The 2016 Update is the subject of this EIE. 

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on:  April 30, 2021

The EIE can be viewed from this link: EIE FINAL DRAFT

A public hearing may be requested by 25 persons or by an association having more than 25 members within 10 days of this notice's publication.  If you have questions about a public hearing, or other questions about this project, contact Mr. Chartier, as directed below. 

Send your written comments about this EIE to:

Name: Casey Chartier

Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106

E-Mail: casey.chartier@ct.gov

If you have questions about this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:

Name: Casey Chartier

Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106

Phone: 860-424-3762

E-Mail: casey.chartier@ct.gov

Note: Due to COVID 19 restrictions, employees of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are working remotely. Email is the preferred method of contact, there may be delays with responses to phone calls.  

What happens next: The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will review the comments received and may conduct further environmental study and analysis or amend the evaluation. DEEP will prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of and comment on the EIE and any supplemental materials or amendments. Those responses and all supplemental materials and comments shall be made available in a "Record of Decision" which will appear in the Environmental Monitor for public inspection.

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 

OPM's Determination of Adequacy

After an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) is developed. the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) will determine if the 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 

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. 

CEPA Project Inventory

The Office of Policy and Management maintains a list of projects the have entered the CEPA process. It shows each project's status. The inventory can be found at ftp://ftp.ct.gov/opm/CEPA/CEPA%20Project%20Inventory.xlsx .

All inquiries and requests of the Council should be sent electronically to: peter.hearn@ct.gov.