2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation have collaborated to prepare the draft updates for the Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control and the Connecticut Stormwater Quality Manual. We appreciate all the feedback and expertise shared during the public comment period. We will be sharing a more detailed update and the response to comments in the near future. These updates will be posted to the draft webpage and shared with the Water Quality List Serve. 
The 2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (DEP Bulletin 34) are intended to provide information to government agencies and the public on soil erosion and sediment control. These guidelines fulfill the requirements of Connecticut’s Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act (§§ 22a-325 through 22a-329 of the Connecticut General Statutes). Additionally, they are required as the technical standard to be complied with in many municipal planning and zoning regulations and in many permits issued by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection associated with land development. Availability: The Guidelines are no longer available for purchase in hard copy.  A printed copy of the Guidelines may be available at a local library. An electronic version of the Guidelines is available on-line, see links below.   View the Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 

Notice of Printing Error:  Several copies of the 2002 Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines have printing errors where some pages were not printed resulting in two consecutive blank pages facing each other.  Due to the nature of the printing error, four (4) sets of blank pages would be found alternating with printed pages. Please page through your books.

Errata sheet for Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines

Content Last Updated June 22, 2023