Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Post-Scoping Notice for Nathan Hale System Main Extension to Plains Road

Addresses of Possible Project Location: South Street Extension, Coventry from approximately the intersection of Upton Drive to Plains Road. The routing of the water main proposes to run adjacent to the South Street Extension Right of Way (ROW) immediately east of the Nathan Hale Subdivision due to the wetland complex within the ROW.

Municipality where it would be located: Coventry

Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) Determination: On January 16, 2024, the Department of Public Health (DPH) published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this proposed project in the Environmental Monitor.

Comments were received from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on February 15, 2024, and the Office of Policy and Management on February 16, 2024, (collectively Agency Comments) during the comment period. The Town of Coventry provided Response to Agency Comments on February 23, 2024. DPH has reviewed the Agency Comments and the Town of Coventry’s responses (Town Responses). DPH’s assessment of Agency Comments and Town Responses are included in the Environmental Review Checklist.

 
After consideration of the comments received, DPH 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 DPH Memorandum of Findings and an Environmental Review Checklist.

 

Agency contact:

Name: Mr. Eric McPhee
Agency: Department of Public Health – Drinking Water Section
Address:410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308

Phone: 860-509-7333

E-Mail: eric.mcphee@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: DPH expects the project to go forward. This is anticipated to be the final notice of the project to be published in the Environmental Monitor.