Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

DEEP Watershed Management Plans and Documents

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Watershed Based Plans

 Connecticut Towns * Date
Amos Lake Preston Approved 2016
Anguilla Brook/ Wequetequock Cove (Inner) Stonington & North Stonington Approved 2021
Baker Cove Groton Approved 2011
Bantam Lake  Goshen, Litchfield, Morris and Torrington Approved 2021
Broad Brook East Windsor, Ellington, Somers, Tolland Approved 2018
Greenwich Approved 2011
Crandall Pond Tolland Approved 2015
Coginchaug River Durham, Guilford, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, North Branford, Wallingford Approved 2008
Eagleville Brook Mansfield Approved 2011
Ekonk Brook Sterling, Plainfield Approved 2016
Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk Approved 2012
Flat Brook Ledyard, Groton Approved 2013
French River Thompson, CT & Dudley, Webster, Charlton, Oxford, Spencer, Leicester, Auburn, Millbury, and Sutton, MA  Approved 2017
Hatch Pond Watershed Kent Approved 2014
Lake Pocotopaug East Hampton Approved 2019
Little River -Muddy Brook - Roseland Lake Woodstock, Thompson, Putnam, Pomfret Approved 2009
Mashamoquet Brook Pomfret, Brooklyn Approved 2011
Greenwich, Stamford Approved 2012
Mill Rippowam Stamford Approved 2013
Mill River Hamden, Cheshire, New Haven, Wallingford, North Haven, Prospect, Bethany Approved 2018
Mill River Fairfield, Easton, Trumbull,   Approved 2019
Morgan Brook Barkhamsted, Winchester, New Hartford Approved 2012
(Lower) Natchaug River Mansfield, Windham Approved 2014
Niantic River East Lyme, Montville, Salem, Waterford Approved 2006, Updated 2021
North Branch Park River  Avon, Bloomfield, Hartford, Simsbury, West Hartford, Windsor, Approved 2010, Updated 2021
Norwalk River Norwalk, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Redding, Weston, Wilton, Approved 2011
Pequabuck River Bristol, Plainville, Burlington, Farmington, Harwinton, Plymouth, Wolcott Approved 2019
Pequonnock River Bridgeport, Monroe, Trumbull, Approved 2011
Pomperaug River Southbury, Woodbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Watertown, Roxbury, Middlebury, Morris Approved 2018
Quinnipiac River Bristol, Cheshire, Farmington, Hamden,  Meriden, New Britain, Plainville, Prospect, Southington,   Wallingford, Wolcott, Approved 2014
Rooster River Bridgeport, Fairfield, Trumbull Approved 2013
Roseland Lake Woodstock Approved 2018
Easton, Fairfield, Westport Approved 2011
Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Norwalk Approved 2012
Spaulding Pond Norwich Approved 2010
Steele Brook Watertown, Waterbury Approved 2009
Still River Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Newtown, New Fairfield, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield Approved 2019
Tankerhoosen River Bolton, Manchester, Tolland, Vernon, Approved 2009
West River New Haven, West Haven, Bethany, Hamden, Prospect, Woodbridge Approved 2015
 

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For more information contact us at DEEP.watersheds@ct.gov

Content last updated November 19, 2024