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• Nitrogen Dioxide Trends

• Junior Boater

• Boat Hull Maintenance

  Sanding and scraping your boat can release noxious paint into the air and water. Dust particles can irritate your lungs and eyes and can also affect the health and reproduction systems of fish, birds, crabs and other marine life.

• Connecticut Clean Boater Program

  Description: As a companion to the Clean Marina Program, the Clean Boater Program encourages the state?s boaters to learn about and use clean boating techniques.

• Apartment, Condo, Multi-Family Recycling

  Multi-family properties, such as apartments and condos, tend to face more challenges than single family housing when organizing and implementing recycling programs.

• Outreach and Education

• Open Burning

  Learn about open burning, which is the burning of any matter, where smoke and other emissions are released directly into the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or flue.

• Connecticuts Clean Marina Program Home

  Description: As a companion to the Clean Marina Program, the Clean Boater Program encourages the state?s boaters to learn about and use clean boating techniques.

• Open Burning - Campfires, Bonfires, Fire Pits, Chimineas

  Learn about the burning of wood in a campfire, bonfire, chiminea or other similar devices which is prohibited, if the burning is conducted so that it creates a nuisance for neighbors or it is in violation of any restrictions imposed by your local municipality.

• Engine, Battery Maintenance, Fueling

  According to the EPA, as much as 30% of the fuel and oil contained in a standard two-stroke outboard engine may be discharged unburned into the air along with the exhaust.

• Helpful Contacts

  Contacts telephone numbers to be used in the event of an environmental emergency.

• Saugatuck Universal Access Trail - CT State Parks and Forests

• Marine Debris, Trash, Garbage and Fish Waste

  Floating debris and solid objects may result in structural damage to boats or mechanical failures. Garbage in the water or washed up on the beach is unsightly and can injure or kill birds, fish, marine turtles and mammals.

• 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.

• CT Electronic Recycling Law, FAQs

  E-Waste Frequently Asked Questions