Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Post-Scoping Notice for Pleasant View Water Main Interconnection Project, New Milford

Addresses of Possible Project Location: Prospect Hill Road (CT Route 67), Legion Road, Dorwin Hill Road and Pleasant View Road

Municipality where it would be located: New Milford

Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) Determination: On June 20, 2023, the Connecticut Department of Public Health published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this proposed project in the Environmental Monitor. 

Comments were received during the public comment period. The applicant’s responses to the comments, which were considered by the Department of Public Health in making a determination, are here.
 
After consideration of the comments received, the Department of Public Health has determined the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) under the CEPA.  The agency’s conclusion is documented in a Memo of Findings and Determination and an Environmental Review Checklist.

Agency contact:

Name: Eric McPhee
Agency:  Department of Public Health
Address:  410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone:  860-509-7333
E-Mail:  dph.sourceprotection@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:

Agency: Department of Public Health, Hearing Office
Address:  410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-566-5682
E-Mail:  DPH.foi@ct.gov 

What Happens Next:

The Department of Public Health expects the project to go forward.  This is expected to be the final notice of the project to be published in the Environmental Monitor.