Water

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• Past Dam Removals in CT

• Farm Brook NRCS Rehabiliation Project

• 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.

• Stormwater Planning Tool for Impervious Cover

  Stormwater planning tool: Impervious Cover (IC Response Plan) provides details on the local watershed conditions, impervious cover, and implementation measures.

• Norwalk River Dam No. 2 Rehabilitation

  Norwalk River Dam Rehabilitation Project

• Introduction to Dams

  Dams in the Connecticut

• Pawcatuck Watershed Nutrient Project

  Connecticut has been awarded a SNEP grant to address nutrient issues in the Pawcatuck watershed in partnership with Rhode Island.

• Triennial Review Process for Water Quality Standards

  Explanation of the Triennial Review Process for the Connecticut Water Quality Standards.

• Tips for Conserving Water

  Tips for Conserving Water