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• Blackspotted Stickleback

  Rarity and difficulty with identification cause the blackspotted stickleback’s whereabouts in Connecticut to be unclear.

• 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.

• School Recycling and Organics Management

  All schools in Connecticut are required by state law to recycle mandated items.

• 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.

• System Installation

  How to install your marine toilet.

• Reporting Boating Accidents

  All operators of vessels involved in an accident in Connecticut must remain at the scene and assist any other vessel or person involved in the accident if it is possible to do so without endangering their own vessel or the people aboard. The operator must also give his/her name, address and vessel identification number to the other boat operator(s) or owner of the damaged property.

• Grant Programs

  Boating related Grant Program information

• Paddlers Etiquette

  There are many boaters on our waterways and as the number of paddlers increases, there is competition for space in limited access points and crowded waterways.

• Paddlers Safety Checklists and Equipment

  Whether you are a new or seasoned paddler, there are safety, etiquette and rules of navigation to be aware of before venturing out on the water. Use these lists to plan a trip.

• Letterboxing Clues for Nassahegon State Forest

  Take a letterbox hike in Nassahegon State Forest.

• White Catfish

  Prefer backwaters and slow-moving areas of larger rivers and streams as well as lakes and ponds. They appear to be more tolerant of brackish water than channel catfish.

• Black Bullhead

  Black bullheads are very difficult to distinguish from brown bullheads. It is unclear whether the few individuals reported in Connecticut represent self-sustaining populations.

• Preventing the Spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species

  Aquatic nuisance species (ANS) are invading coastal and inland waters. More than 50 non-native and 40 species that may not be native have been identified in Long Island Sound. Boaters can unwittingly play a role in spreading ANS.