Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Revised Notice of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for a Regional Composting Facility in Kent CT

Revised: DEEP has extended the dates for public comments. Requests for a public hearing will be accepted until January 30, 2026. Public comments will be accepted until March 6, 2026. 

Addresses of Possible Project Location: 38 and 44 Maple Street, Kent CT 06757

Municipality where proposed action is to be located: Kent

Project Description: Utilizing a grant award from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) through its Materials Management and Infrastructure Grant Program, the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) proposes to site an in-vessel composting unit at the Kent transfer station where food scraps are collected. The in-vessel unit will be solar powered. HRRA believes that municipalities can create a closed-loop sustainable composting system to manage food waste locally, reducing the carbon footprint of offsite disposal and contributing to the waste diversion goals of the state. On behalf of Kent, the HRRA is currently in discussions to expand collection with neighboring adjacent, non-HRRA member communities to bring their material for processing therefore expanding the municipalities being served beyond HRRA. In addition, food scraps collected from the satellite metroSTOR containers in the Northern HRRA region will be transported to the Kent transfer station, rather than trucking to more distant processing facilities. This infrastructure will improve, expand, and provide waste reduction for organics management services to this part of the region and beyond. In addition, this will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of food scraps collection and reduce the operating cost to the Town.

Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.

Scoping Notice and Post Scoping Notice: DEEP published a Scoping Notice on May 20, 2025, and a Post-Scoping Notice on July 22, 2025, for the proposed project in the Environmental Monitor.

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: March 6, 2026.

The public can view a copy of the EIE here or at the following locations: 

Kent Town Clerk's Office, 41 Kent Green Boulevard (Town Hall), Kent CT

Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main Street, Kent CT

CT DEEP Headquarters, 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT (by appointment only). Contact Elizabeth.Moore@ct.gov

If a public hearing is requested by twenty-five or more persons, or by an association having not less than twenty-five persons, the sponsoring agency will schedule a public hearing on the EIE. Such requests for a public hearing must be made by contacting DEEP identified below by January 30, 2026. 

Written comments or questions about the EIE, or to request a public hearing, please contact:

Name: Elizabeth Moore

Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06010

E-Mail: Elizabeth.Moore@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the following contact: 

Name: Elizabeth Moore 

Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: 860-424-3467

E-Mail: Elizabeth.Moore@ct.gov

 

What Happens Next:
DEEP will review the comments received and may conduct further environmental study and analysis or amend the evaluation. DEEP will prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of and comment on the EIE and any supplemental materials or amendments. Those responses and all supplemental materials and comments shall be made available in a "Record of Decision", which will appear in the Environmental Monitor for public inspection.