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Learn about native pollinator species and the conservation issues they face.
Atlantic salmon were extirpated from the Connecticut River and, despite extensive restoration efforts, self-sustaining runs do not occur.
CT DEEP Electronic Bypass Reporting
CT DEEP Electronic Bypass Reporting Information
Air Compliance Assurance - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Read some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding DEEP’s air compliance assurance program.
Air Compliance Assurance - Other Programs
Learn about emission sources such as idling motor vehicles, open burning, outdoor wood burning furnaces (OWFs), gasoline dispensing facilities (GDFs) and more.
Air Compliance Assurance - Enforcement
Learn about administrative enforcement actions which are part of a compliance assurance program that provides certainty to the regulated community and public at large that the regulations of Connecticut state agencies will be enforced.
Air Compliance Assurance - Forms
Access various air compliance reporting forms which provide systematic communication between DEEP and the regulated community.
Significant Environmental Hazards
Section 22a-6u of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) requires the owner of property which is the source or location of pollution causing a significant environmental hazard to notify the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) after they become aware of such conditions.
Permit & Licenses Common Forms
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
An evaluation of the quality of the analytical data in relation to its intended use is important in order for the environmental professional to make decisions which are supported by data of known and sufficient quality.
Connecticut marine tides, currents, weather, watches, warnings, advisories, sunrise, streamflows and sunset information.
Water Quality (305b) Report to Congress
The DEEP Water Monitoring Group conducts annual water quality monitoring to evaluate the physical, chemical and biological condition of the State’s waters. Group staff collect a wide variety and large quantity of information each year, including water chemistry data, water temperature data, bacteria data, biological community data (fish, macroinvertebrates, diatoms) and tissue contaminant data.
Municipalities play an important role in Connecticut's Aquifer Protection Area Program.
Blueback herring and alewives are so similar that the color of the gut lining (peritoneum) is the only sure way to tell them apart.