Water

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• Past Dam Removals in CT

• Connecticut Lake Watch

  Connecticut Lake Watch is a community-based science project of the DEEP Volunteer Water Monitoring Program. Volunteers are trained to monitor the water quality of local lakes and ponds across Connecticut.

• Connecticut Water Quality Action Plans

• The Housatonic River and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

• Phosphorus Reduction Strategy for Inland Non-tidal Waters

  Phosphorus Reduction Strategy for Inland Non-tidal Waters

• Presentations, Comments and Summaries from two PA 12-155 Public Meetings

• Stressor Identification and Causal Assessment Work

  Stressor identification involves defining and listing possible sources of pollution, evaluating existing data, designing a sampling program to bracket the sources if additional data are needed, characterizing the causes, and, finally, identifying the most probable cause.

• Ambient Diatom Community Monitoring Project

• Stream Connectivity Monitoring

• Water Monitoring Group Reports and Publications

  This page provides a list of reports and publications produced by the Water Monitoring Group. The Water Monitoring Program collects and interprets physical, chemical, and biological data from State waters. One of the major functions of this program is to support designated use assessments, as required under the Federal Clean Water Act, and this is communicated through the Integrated Water Quality Report. Another key role is to provide summary information of important program elements for use by DEEP and the public.

• Connecticut Healthy Waters Initiative

  For several decades, the DEEP Monitoring Group has been building multidisciplinary datasets that include water chemistry data, physical habitat assessments, and biological information. The primary purpose for these data is to support water quality assessments. In addition, through multiple partnerships, the Monitoring Group is using these data to improve our understanding of healthy waters in Connecticut

• Aquatic Life Impacts of Phosphorus Research

  The CT DEEP Monitoring Group is engaged in several efforts to study the effects of phosphorus in water bodies. This webpage provides information on the monitoring efforts, results and analysis conducted by the Monitoring Program. These efforts include recommendations by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering report ‘Methods to Measure Phosphorus and Make Future Projections’ developed as part of Public Act 12-155, An Act Concerning Phosphorus Reductions in State Waters.

• State Owned Dams and Flood Control Systems

  DEEP Engineering Services for State Owned Dams

• How Are Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Defined

  How Inland Wetlands and Watercourses are defined in Connecticut

• Long Island Sound Water Quality and Hypoxia Monitoring Program Overview

  The CT DEEP Water Monitoring Program, on behalf of the Long Island Sound Study estuary program, performs an intensive year-round water quality monitoring program on Long Island Sound. The data collected are used to understand the current conditions and changes in the water quality of the Sound.