Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Aquifer Protection and Groundwater

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  • Aquifer Protection Area Maps

  • Ground Water

    Information on ground water, water quality, aquifers, and water conservation.

  • Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater

    Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater - A Guide for Local Officials was written in 1997 by Robert Hust and James Murphy of the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Bureau. The Guide provides the tools needed to understand groundwater protection and to communicate its importance to other local officials and citizens.

  • Connecticut's Aquifers

    There are two basic aquifer types in Connecticut, those found in unconsolidated sediments and those in bedrock.

  • Outline of Aquifer Protection Regulations

    Summary of Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354i-1 through 10. (Revised February, 2004)

  • Statutes and Regulations

    Aquifer Protection Area Program statutes and regulations were developed to create a protection program for our aquifer resources supporting high yield public supply well fields.

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