Water

Page 5 of 12

• CTs Watershed Management Program

  The Connecticut DEEP created the Watershed Management Program to more effectively address water resource issues from an integrated watershed perspective. For purposes of water management, the state has been divided into five major watershed basins along natural watershed boundaries. DEEP Watershed Managers work within these five major watershed basins to assist communities in forming partnerships, drafting watershed based plans, and implementing environmental projects to restore and protect Connecticut's water quality on a watershed-wide scale.

• Lake Water Quality Management

• Farmington River Municipal Land Use Evaluation

• Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

• Registered and Permitted Diversions

• Riffle Bioassessment by Volunteers (RBV) Program

  The Riffle Bioassessment by Volunteers program (RBV) is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program coordinated by the CT DEEP Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse. Each fall RBV volunteers participate in a ‘treasure hunt’ to find Connecticut’s healthiest streams. To accomplish this, RBV volunteers are trained to collect ‘macroinvertebrates,’ or ‘river bugs' from their local rivers and streams. Depending on the types of macroinvertebrates that volunteers find in a stream, the CT DEEP can assess it as a healthy stream.

• 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.

• Inland Wetlands and Watercourses

  CT DEEP inland wetlands and watercourses home page.

• Proposed Water Quality Standards

  Proposed amendments to Connecticut’s Water Quality Standards 2009.

• Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Municipal Permitting

  Information about the municipal permitting process for activities proposed in inland wetlands and watercourses

• Connecticut Wetlands

  Learn about the very specific legal definitions for tidal wetlands and inland wetlands that Connecticut has.

• Water Conservation Guidance for Homeowners with Wells

  Water conservation guidance for homeowners with wells

• Water Saving Options

  Water saving options for homeowner activities

• Water Diversion Permits

  Guidance for Diversion Application Forms

• Nonpoint Source Management Grant Program

  This page is about the CT 319 NPS funds