1. Post-Scoping Notice for City of Bridgeport Facilities Planning for East Side and West Side Wastewater Treatment Plants

Addresses of Possible Project Locations: East Side WPCF: 695 Seaview Avenue, West Side WPCF: 205 Botswick Avenue

Municipality where it would be located: Bridgeport

CEPA Determination: On October 6, 2020, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this proposed action in the Environmental Monitor.

A virtual public scoping meeting was held on October 29, 2020.  DEEP has posted the draft facility plan online, including responses to the comments received at the Public Scoping Meeting and during the public comment period.  DEEP has determined to proceed with the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).  Comments not already addressed will be addressed in the EIE. 

Agency contact:

Name: Ann Straut

Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106 

E-Mail: ann.straut@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring State Agency.

What Happens Next:

DEEP expects the proposed action to go forward. Upon completion, the EIE will be published in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.  Currently, it is expected that the EIE will be circulated for public review and appear in the Environmental Monitor in the first half of 2021.