3. Notice of Scoping for Portland Water Department Development of Public Drinking Water Infrastructure

Address of possible location: 301 Gospel Lane, Portland, Connecticut

Municipality where proposed action might be located: Portland

Project Description: This project will develop a new drinking water well as an additional water source for the Portland Water Department to support residents and businesses in Portland. The project will include a pumphouse facility, piping, and possibly water treatment, all of which will be determined following development and testing of the new well.  The well will be plumbed into existing Portland Water Department distribution piping on Gospel Lane. 

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

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: September 6, 2024

Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by: August 16, 2024.

Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to

Name: Eric McPhee

Agency: Department of Public Health, Drinking Water Section

Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308 

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

E-Mail: DPH.foi@ct.gov

What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.