Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR
The official site for project information under
the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act

October 19, 2004
Scoping Notices
1.  NEW!  Extension to University Boulevard (Danbury)
2.  New Hartford Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade (New Hartford)
Environmental Impact Evaluations available for review and comment
        1.  New Railroad Station (Fairfield)
Notice of UConn Comparative Project Evaluation available for review and comment
        1.  NEW!  Tennis Court Relocation, North Campus Master Plan EIE (Storrs)
                
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Scoping Notices

Scoping Notices have been issued for the following state projects.  These projects are in the earliest stages of planning.  At the scoping stage, detailed information on a project's design, alternatives, and environmental impacts does not yet exist.  Sponsoring agencies are asking for comments from other agencies and from the public as to the scope of alternatives and environmental impacts that should be considered for further study.  Send your comments to the contact person listed for the project by the date indicated.

1. Notice of Scoping for Extension to University Boulevard

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Danbury, Connecticut

Address of Possible Project Location: Westside Campus of Western Connecticut State University

Project Description: The purpose of the proposed action is to extend by 2,400 feet University Boulevard, located on the Westside Campus of WCSU, to provide access to a new magnet school to be constructed by the City of Danbury. 

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:  December 3, 2004.

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below by November 19, 2004.   If a 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.

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

Name: Alexandria Roe
Agency: Connecticut State University
Address: 39 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Fax: 860-493-0059
E-Mail: roea@so.ct.edu

2. Notice of Scoping for New Hartford Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade

Municipality where proposed project would be located: New Hartford

Project Description: The Town of New Hartford is conducting a wastewater facilities planning study for an upgrade of its wastewater treatment system.  The study is being conducted because the wastewater treatment plant’s average flow has exceeded ninety percent of its design capacity, the facilities that were built in 1968 have exceeded their design life, and projected growth patterns are extending into previously unsewered areas.  The study area, depicted in the linked figure, includes the treatment facility, the proposed development corridor along Route 44 and streets adjacent to public water supply wells.  The study also includes an infiltration and inflow evaluation of the existing sewers.

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

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  November 5, 2004

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below.  If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members by October 15, 2004, the Department of Environmental Protection will schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.

Additional information about the project can be viewed in person at:

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Management
Municipal Facilities Section (2nd Floor)
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106

Written comments, requests for a Public Scoping Meeting, or questions about the scoping for this project should be directed to:

Name: Stacy Pappano, Sanitary Engineer
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Management
Address: 79 Elm St.
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 424-3362
Fax: (860) 424-4067
E-Mail: stacy.pappano@po.state.ct.us

EIE Notices
The following Environmental Impact Evaluations have been completed by state agencies and are available for review and comment. 

1. Notice of EIE for Fairfield Railroad Station

Municipality where project is proposed: Fairfield

Address of Proposed Project Location: Kings Highway East and Black Rock Turnpike

Project Description: The project consists of an Americans with Disibilities (ADA) accessible railroad station as part of a larger development project in conjunction with the Town of Fairfield and a private developer.  Under this project, the State will create a new vehicular bridge over the railroad tracks, a seperate pedestrian bridge over the tracks, a passenger drop off area and high level platforms on both sides of the tracks for safe and easy access to the trains.  The town and the private developer will be responsible for creating the surface parking lot for 1500 vehicles and a Metro North Commuter Railroad ticket office in addition to a proposed hotel, retail and office space.   

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: October 22, 2004

The public can view a copy of this EIE at: The Fairfeild Town Clerks Office 611 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT; The Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency 525 Water Street, Bridgeport, CT; Fairfield Public Library-Fairfield Woods Branch 1147 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT.

There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:

DATE:September 23, 2004 

TIME:7:30 pm

PLACE:Board of Education Center, Second Floor Conference Room - 501 Kings Highway East, Fairfield, CT  

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Mr. James H. Norman - Manager of State Design
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: P.O. Box 317546
Newington, CT, 06131-7546
E-Mail: james.norman@po.state.ct.us

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:

Name: Keith T. Hall-Transportation Supervising Planner
Agency: Connecticut Deparment of Transportation
Address: P.O. Box 317546
E-Mail: keith.hall@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-594-2926

Notice of UConn Comparative Project Evaluation

This is a unique type of notice that applies only to specific projects at the University of Connecticut that are proposed in an area that has been the subject of a previous Environmental Impact Evaluation.  This comparative evaluation process is described in the notice itself (below).

1. Notice for Comparative Project Evaluation,

North Campus Master Plan EIE, University of Connecticut, Tennis Court Relocation

Municipality where project is proposed: University of Connecticut – Storrs Campus, Mansfield

Address of Possible Project Location: North Hillside Road Extension

Project Description: The University of Connecticut proposes to relocate the existing tennis courts along Stadium Road to a site at UConn’s North Campus in Storrs, Connecticut. Relocation of the existing tennis courts is necessary to accommodate the construction of the proposed Burton Family Football Complex and Mark R. Shenkman Training Center at the site of the existing tennis courts along Stadium Road, as well as to provide a suitable facility for the UConn intercollegiate tennis teams to practice and compete. The proposed tennis court relocation site consists of portions of Parcels E and G as identified in the North Campus Master Plan EIE. The site is located on the west side of the North Hillside Road Extension. The relocated tennis courts will consist of 6 competition tennis courts and 4 practice tennis courts. An approximately 30-foot by 40-foot building will house coaches offices, locker rooms, and bathrooms served by sanitary sewer and water from the existing utilities along North Hillside Road Extension.

Approval of the North Campus Master Plan EIE by the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) required that site-specific projects proposed for development within the North Campus Master Plan area be reviewed by OPM to ensure that impacts are substantially equivalent to or less than those identified for that site in the Master Plan EIE. Because the tennis court relocation will be within the North Campus Master Plan area, a site-specific comparative evaluation is required. This document fulfills this requirement for the proposed tennis court relocation and is consistent with previous correspondence between UConn and OPM regarding the CEPA process for site-specific projects at the North Campus.

Project Documents:  Comparative evaluation (including project maps)

Comments on this comparative evaluation will be accepted until the close of business on: November 2, 2004

A public information meeting that will include information on the relocation of the tennis courts to the North Campus has been scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2004, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, at the Bishop Center, Room 7, Storrs Campus.

Send your comments about this comparative evaluation to:

Name:

Richard A. Miller, Esq., Director of Environmental Policy

Agency:

University of Connecticut

Address:

Office of Environmental Policy 

31 LeDoyt Road U-3055

Storrs CT 06269-3055

E-Mail:

Rich.Miller@uconn.edu

If you have questions about the public information meeting, or similar matters, please contact:

Name:

Same as above

Agency:

Address:

E-Mail:

Phone:

 860-486-8741

Other information: Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Richard Miller at 860-486-5477

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