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PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam Ban
Information about Public Act 21-191, Connecticut's Ban on PFAS in Firefighting Foam and status of AFFF use extension requests.
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2021 LEP Board Meetings Agendas and Minutes
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2024 LEP Board Meeting
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Emergency and Non-Emergency EUR Releases
Provides information on obtaining Emergency and Non-Emergency Releases from Environmental Land Use Restrictions and Notices of Activity and Use Limitation.
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Notices of Activity and Use Limitation
A Notice of Activity and Use Limitation (NAUL) is a type of Environmental Use Restriction (EUR) that complies with the requirements of section 22a-133o of the Connecticut General Statutes, section 22a-133q of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and the RSRs.
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Guidance for private well owners who have tested their drinking water for PFAS or are considering doing so.
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PFAS Information for Municipalities
Information regarding PFAS topics of municipal concern.
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Reducing and Preventing Releases of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam
One of the key pollution prevention recommendations in the State’s PFAS Action Plan was to discontinue use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam where possible. This page describes requirements of the 2021 Act Concerning the Use of Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Class B Firefighting Foam, which includes efforts to develop a 'take back' program to recover PFAS-containing firefighting foam from municipalities, to identify PFAS-free foam replacements, and to develop guidance for decontaminating fire apparatus that previously contained PFAS-containing foam.
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PFAS Minimizing Environmental Exposure
A summary of DEEP's efforts to protect human health by minimizing environmental exposure to PFAS.
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Information regarding Connecticut PFAS-related research collaborations and PFAS-specific student internship opportunities at CT DEEP.
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PFAS Information for Environmental Professionals
Information for LEPs about when to test for PFAS, which PFAS to test for, sample collection guidance, analytical methods, remediation, and disposal of PFAS waste.
