1. Post-Scoping Notice for the Spring Hill Reliability Improvement Project

Municipality where project will be located: Norwalk and New Canaan

CEPA Determination:On January 8, 2013 the Department of Public Health (DPH) published a Notice of Scoping  to solicit public comments for this project in the Environmental Monitor.

Based on the DPH’s environmental assessment of this project which includes comments provided by the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection  (DEEP) on February 7, 2013, it has been determined that the project does not require the preparation of Environmental Impact Evaluation under CEPA. The DPH will coordinate with Norwalk First Taxing District (NFTD) to ensure that the recommendations by the DEEP will be implemented.

The agency’s conclusion is documented in a Memorandum of Findings and Determination  and an Environmental Assessment Summary including the following attached correspondence: 2013-02-22 Norwalk FTD, 2013-03-08 Norwalk FTD Final Report,2013-3-20 DPH Correspondence email, 2013-03-22 Norwalk FTD response to DPH comments, 2013-03-26 Norwalk FTD-DPH correspondence email

If you have questions about the project, you can contact the agency at:

What happens next: The DPH expects the project to go forward. This is expected to be the final notice of the project to be published in the Environmental Monitor.