Meeting Notice* and Agenda

 

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
 
*It will be conducted remotely, to comply with Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7B.

 

Council Members may participate via Zoom on their computers by connecting to:

Join the Zoom Meeting:  https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/96365270321 or
Dial by your location: +1 646 876 9923  Meeting ID: 963 6527 0321

 

Members of the public may watch and/or listen by connecting to the same website. Materials for the meeting will be posted to the Council’s website in advance of the meeting. Persons wishing to comment during the Citizen Comment Period may participate remotely at that time, or they can send their comments to Peter.Hearn@ct.gov who will present them.

 

  1. Call to Order; Establishment of a Quorum

  2. Approval of Agenda

  3. Approval of June 23, 2021 Minutes

  4. Citizen Comment Period - reserved for people to make brief comments to the Council regarding topics not on the agenda.

  5. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received
    a. New: Amos Pond weed treatment, Trumbull sinkhole, conditions at Quinebaug State Park, herbicide complaint, and miscellaneous inquiries.
    b. Update: Alleged filling of tidal wetlands in Stratford

  6. Executive Director Report  
    Staff activities: aids for submitters to the Environmental Monitor, review of air permit, Annual Report research for 2021, locating solar energy facilities on State lands and comments submitted for Sustainable, Transparent and Efficient Practices (STEP).

  7. State Agency & Legislative Actions
    a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP): 
    General Permit for release of swimming pool water, CCSMM meeting, stakeholder group for bottle bill implementation, STEP and Shared Clean Energy Facilities (SCEF) Programs, and Bantam Lake Study.
    b. Siting Council: comments recommended: Docket No. 505; no comments recommended for Petition No. 1458 and Petition No, 1459
    c. Update on work of the Water Planning Council
     
    8. Other Business