Office of Adjudications

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• Adjudications Docket Portal and E-Filing System

• Standing Order on Discovery

  Discovery is governed by the DEP Rules of Practice. Regs., Conn. State Agencies §§22a-3a-6(n)(1) through (9). Any party seeking discovery must comply with the requirements of this section.

• Hearing Officer Reports

  Hearing Officer Reports Hearing Officer Reports are not final decisions of the Office of Adjudications. The reports summarize an Informational Public Hearing that was held on an application. For additional information on the matters listed below, the public is encouraged to contact the Applicant or DEEP staff identified in the Report.

• Adjudications - Proposed and Final Decisions

• Subject Key for Proposed and Final Decisions

  Subject key for proposed and final decisions issued by the Connecticut DEEP Office of Adjudications.

• Adjudications - Permit Cases - Proposed and Final Decisions

  The Office of Adjudications conducts public hearings and issues written decisions on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.

• Guidelines for Public Comments

  Guidelines for effective public comments at hearings.

• Mediation Services

  In addition to its role as the department’s adjudicatory body, the Adjudications office is also prepared to offer mediation services or otherwise facilitate settlement discussions in a confidential setting at any time during the hearing process.

• Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

  Policies, procedures and guidelines for the CT DEEP Office of Adjudications.

• Mediation Fact Sheet

  Mediation is an informal, cooperative, problem-solving process. Its goal is to assist participants in moving forward in pending permit or compliance matters.

• Public Act 25-84 and Initiating the Hearing Process

  Petitioners interested in an informal public formal hearing

• Public Participation in Hearings

  Information on public participation in hearings including requesting a hearing, guidelines for public comments and intervening.

• Rules of Practice

  The Rules of Practice govern practice in all Department proceedings including contested cases, licensing, declaratory rulings, regulation-making and hearings.

• Adjudications - Order Cases - Proposed and Final Decisions

  The Office of Adjudications conducts public hearings and issues written decisions on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.

• Adjudications - License/Certificate Revocation/Suspension - Proposed and Final Decisions

  The Office of Adjudications conducts public hearings and issues written decisions on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.