Climate Change
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Going Beyond the 3R's at Your School
Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling are just one aspect of an environmentally conscious school.
Climate change and waste management options
Muni Recycling Resource Center Main Page
This page is a gateway to materials management information pertinent to municipalities.
Additional Municipal Recycling Resources
Resources available for technical assistance, education and much more
Archived Municipal Recycling Coordinators E-News and Webinars
Archived e-newsletters and webinars are topical, and provide resources and information of interest to local municipalities.
it is important to periodically reassess your community’s recyclables collection system to determine if it’s the most cost-effective and efficient program you can offer taxpayers.
Guidance for persons who are required to investigate and remediate polluted or potentially polluted sites must consider the need to conduct a detailed water supply well receptor survey in order to assess whether an on-site groundwater pollution plume may, or can be reasonably expected to, adversely affect public or private water supply wells on and off-site.
Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance
Ecological Risk Assessment is a structured scientific evaluation of the potential for harm to occur to ecological receptors as a result of exposure to some stressor, often an exposure to chemical contamination.
Site Characterization Essentials
Resources to help define the standard of care expected when characterizing a site under various clean-up programs in Connecticut.
Trichloroethylene Developmental Risks
As a result of the increased understanding of the developmental risks posed by TCE, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) developed joint guidance in February 2015.
Greener cleanups can minimize the carbon footprint of site remediation by reducing the impact to energy, water and natural resources. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection encourages the use of green and sustainable remediation practices in conducting site investigation and cleanup.
General Guidance on Development of Former Agricultural Properties
General guidance for site development projects on former agricultural land in which persistent pesticides (primarily dieldrin, DDT and breakdown products, chlordane, arsenic) remain in soil at concentrations that approach or exceed the Connecticut Remediation Standard Regulations
The Remediation Division and LUST Coordination Program are now accepting specific types of documents electronically , while other documents require the Hardcopy Document Transmittal Form.
List of Remediation Forms by Program.
Information about administration of the Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional Program for site investigation and remediation.