Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Environmental Monitor

August 20, 2013 

  1.     Francis Clarke Industrial Park Expansion, Bethel.
  2.     NEW! Former Connecticut Transit Bus Facility, New Haven.      
  1.     National Coast Guard Museum Pedestrian Overpass Project, New London
        (DECD requested publication of notice that an EIE will be prepared for this project.)
  2.     Bridgewater Associates, Stamford.
  3.     NEW! Old Saybrook Shore Line East Railroad Parking Lot Expansion, Old Saybrook.
  4.     NEW! Housatonic River Restoration, Milford, New Milford, Seymour, Stratford, Watertown.
  
   No Environmental Impact Evaluation has been submitted for publication in this edition.
   
 
     No State Land Transfer Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.   
The next edition of the Environmental Monitor will be published on  September 3, 2013.
 
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Scoping Notices

"Scoping" is for projects 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.

The following Scoping Notices have been submitted for review and comment.
 
Post-Scoping Notices:   Environmental Impact Evaluation Not Required
 
This category is required by the October 2010 revision of the Generic Environmental Classification Document for State Agencies. A notice is published here if the sponsoring agency, after publication of a scoping notice and consideration of comments received, has determined that an  Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) does not need to be prepared for the proposed project.
The following Post-Scoping Notices have been submitted for publication in this edition.

2. Post-Scoping Notice for Housatonic River Restoration

Municipalities where projects will be located: Milford, New Milford, Seymour, Stratford, Watertown

CEPA Determination:  On July 16, 2013 the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection published a Notice of Scoping in the Environmental Monitor to solicit public comments on projects to restore natural resources and resource services in Connecticut injured as a result of the release of PCBs from the General Electric Facility in Pittsfield, MA.  The only comment received during the 30-day review period was from the Department of Public Health.  Click here to access the comment and the Department's response.  Based on the assessment of potential impacts of the projects by the Department and the Connecticut SubCouncil of the Housatonic River Natural Resources Trustee Council, the Deparment has concluded that the projects do not require the preparation of Environmental Impact Evaluation under CEPA.

The environmental assessment supporting this conclusion is documented in the Amendment to the Housatonic River Basin Final Natural Resources Restoration Plan. 

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

Name:

 Robin Adamcewicz

Agency:

 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 
Wildlife Division

Address:

 Eastern District Headquarters
209 Hebron Road
Marlborough, CT 06477

Phone:

 860-295-9523

Fax:

 860-295-8175

E-Mail:

 robin.adamcewicz@ct.gov


What happens next: The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection expects these projects to go forward. This is expected to be the final notice of the projects to be published in the Environmental Monitor.

 
EIE Notices
 
After Scoping, an agency that wishes to undertake an action that could significantly affect the environment must produce, for public review and comment, a detailed written evaluation of the expected environmental impacts. This is called an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).

No EIE has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
 
Connecticut General Statutes Section 4b-47 requires public notice of most proposed sales and transfers of state-owned lands. The public has an opportunity to comment on any such proposed transfer. Each notice includes an address where comments should be sent. Read more about the five-step process.

 
 
No State Land Transfer Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition.
 

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