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  • Remediation Committee

    The Remediation Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to identify, assess, and clean up historic releases of PFAS to the environment.

  • 2016 LEP Board Meetings

    CT LEP Board 2016 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes.

  • Analytical Methods for Petroleum Releases

    The Extractable Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (ETPH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) are analytical methods that are commonly used in Connecticut to characterize petroleum releases.

  • Guidance for Utility Company Excavation

    Department of Energy & Environmental Protection recommendations to be followed by utilities that encounter contaminated soil during repair or construction activities.

  • Letterboxing Clues for American Legion State Forest

    American Legion SF Letterbox clues

  • Single Stream FAQ

    What is single stream recycling? Frequently asked questions and answers

  • EVConnecticut - Incentives

    Federal, state and community incentives make electric vehicles and charging stations more affordable than ever.

  • Requesting Approval of Additional Polluting Substances and Alternative Criteria

    The Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs), contain numeric cleanup standards for 88 substances. When a contaminant at a site is not one of the 88 substances, Additional Polluting Substance (APS) criteria must be approved by the Commissioner to complete cleanup at the site under the RSRs. When the RSRs contain criteria for a substance but a party believes different numeric criteria are appropriate for a specific site, that party may request approval of Alternative Criteria.

  • Letterboxing Clues for Nathan Hale State Forest

    CT Letterboxing Clues for Nathan Hale State Forest

  • Letterboxing Clues for Shenipsit State Forest

    CT Letterboxing Clues for Shenipsit State Forest

  • What You Can Do

    Opportunities for coastal property owners to protect and preserve the natural resources and quality of life Long Island Sound provides

  • Wave 2 Revision Concepts and History

    The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) presented proposed concepts in the RSR Wave 2 Conceptual Language document, as well as at multiple question and answer sessions and accepted public feedback regarding revisions to the Remediation Standard Regulations.

  • 1996 RSR Criteria Derivation

    The Remediation Standard Regulations that established the requirements for the remediation of contamination within Connecticut were organized by environmental media and relied, in part, on risk-based criteria that established remediation goals for various contaminants typically found at remediation sites.

  • Removal from SEMS Potential Superfund List

    If remedial action has been completed through one or more DEEP Remediation Programs or an interested party has committed to remediate a site through a DEEP Remediation Program, DEEP can request that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) remove any active federal superfund site from the Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS), formerly CERCLIS or that EPA offer a "comfort letter" stating it will not take further action to list the site on the NPL.

  • State Superfund Program

    The State Superfund Program oversees and provides funding for the remediation of contaminated sites. The use of State funds for remediation at hazardous waste sites is determined by calculating a superfund priority score in accordance with Connecticut Regulations.

climate change

Climate Change

Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.

Recycling

Recycling

Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

DEEP programs and services

DEEP Programs & Services

DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.