Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Environmental Monitor

September 22, 2015 

  1.   Water and Sewer Line Extension and Housing Project, Stafford
  2.   Tariffville Fire District Water Storage Tank Replacement, Simsbury
  3.   NEW! Connecticut Airport Authority Installation of a Wildlife Deterrent Fence at Hartford – Brainard Airport
  4.   NEW! Connecticut Airport Authority Installation of a Wildlife Deterrent Fence at Groton - New London Airport
    
     No Post- Scoping Notice has been submitted for publication in this edition
 
 
     No Environmental Impact Evaluation has been submitted for publication in this edition.

State Land Transfers

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

 
The next edition of the Environmental Monitor will be published on October 6, 2015.
 
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Notices in the Environmental Monitor are written by the sponsoring agencies and are published unedited. Questions about the content of any notice should be directed to the sponsoring agency.
 
 
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 Notice has been submitted for review and comment.
1. Notice of Scoping for Stafford Water and Sewer Line Extension and Housing Project

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Stafford

Address of Possible Project Location: 87 West Stafford Road, Stafford, CT

Project Description: The Town of Stafford is provided state financial assistance under the STEAP program for the extension of water and sewer lines to support the development of 79 units of new affordable housing at 87 West Stafford Road, Stafford, CT. The proposed 12” waterline will connect to the existing CT Water Company 12” line and run approximately 2,700’ along Route 190 and then an 8” waterline will run an additional 900’ off the new access road serving the new affordable housing project. When completed the new 2,700 foot CT Water Company service will provide incentive and promote economic development opportunities, allowing existing and potential future commercial establishments to utilize the new waterline, reduce their operating expenses and enhance-enable a wider range of services and products. The proposed sanitary sewer will be an 8” line. This line will run 475’+/- to the site interior to Route 190 along the service road to the project.  The Stafford affordable housing project is a standalone project and is not contingent on any other town conceptual plans for long term economic development purposes.

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

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  October 8, 2015.

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, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by September 18, 2015.

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

Name: Dimple Desai
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Fax: (860) 706-5741
E-Mail: Dimple.Desai@ct.gov

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name: Dimple Desai
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 270-8012
Fax: (860) 706-5741
E-Mail: Dimple.Desai@ct.gov
2. Notice of Scoping for Tariffville Fire District Water Storage Tank Replacement

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Simsbury

Address of Possible Project Location: Off of Mountain Road

Project Description: The Tariffville Fire District (TFD) proposes to construct a new 330,000 gallon water storage tank adjacent to their existing water storage tank. The project is being considered because the existing tank is over 80 years old and has reached the end of its useful life.  The new tank will provide a reliable water storage tank for TFD with greater than 75 years of useful life.  The existing tank will be removed once the new tank is approved for use.

Project Maps:  Click here to view two maps of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  Friday, October 9, 2015.

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, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by Friday, September 18, 2015.

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

Name: Mr. Eric McPhee
Agency:
Department of Public Health
Drinking Water Section
Address:
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #51WAT
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Fax: 860-509-7359
E-Mail: DPH.SourceProtection@ct.gov

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name: Patricia Bisacky
Agency:
Department of Public Health
Drinking Water Section
Address:
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #51WAT
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-7333
Fax: 860-509-7359
E-Mail: Patricia.Bisacky@ct.gov
3. Notice of Scoping for Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) Installation of a Wildlife Deterrent Fence at Hartford - Brainard Airport

Municipalities where proposed project might be located:   Hartford

Address of Possible Project Location:  Hartford – Brainard Airport

Project Description:   The proposed undertaking involves preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) documentation as required to evaluate the installation of a wildlife deterrent fence at the Hartford-Brainard Airport. The airport is a public-use, publically owned General Aviation airport located entirely in the City of Hartford, Connecticut and is owned and operated by the CAA.

The purpose of the project is to enclose the entire Airport with an 8 foot chain link fence with a 3 foot horizontal burrowing deterrent chain link “skirt” attached to the bottom and 3 strands of barbed wire on the top, in accordance with FAA specifications. The need for the proposed project is to protect aircraft and their passengers from hazardous conditions at the airport as a result of medium to large sized wildlife, including deer, coyote, raccoons and woodchuck, from entering the airport property. The airport is currently surrounded on the three landward sides by a wildlife fence.  The project would include inspection of and repairs to this fence, as well as installation of the additional fencing along portion of the airport abutting the Clark Dike and the Connecticut River. 

Because the project is partially funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an Environmental Assessment (EA) shall be prepared pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and shall address all CEPA requirements.

Project Map: A project map is provided which shows the proposed action and alternatives.

Written comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on: October 22, 2015.   

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency (CAA) 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, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by October 2, 2015.

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

Name:

Mr. Robert J. Bruno, Director of Planning, Engineering & Environmental

Agency:

Connecticut Airport Authority

Address:

334 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Suite 160

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Phone:

(860) 254-5516

E-Mail:

environmental@ctairports.org

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name:

Mr. Robert J. Bruno, Director of Planning, Engineering & Environmental

Agency:

Connecticut Airport Authority

Address:

334 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Suite 160

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Phone:

(860) 254-5516

E-Mail:

environmental@ctairports.org

The agency expects to release an environmental document for this project, for public review and comment, in early summer 2016.

4. Notice of Scoping for Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) Installation of a Wildlife Deterrent Fence at Groton-New London Airport

Municipalities where proposed project might be located:   Groton

Address of Possible Project Location:  Groton-New London Airport

Project Description: The proposed undertaking involves preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) documentation as required to evaluate the installation of a wildlife deterrent fence at the Groton-New London Airport. The airport is a public-use, publically owned General Aviation airport located in the Town of Groton, seven miles from New London, in New London County. The airport is owned and operated by the CAA.

The purpose of the project is to enclose the entire Airport with an 8 foot chain link fence with a 3 foot horizontal burrowing deterrent chain link “skirt” attached to the bottom and 3 strands of barbed wire on the top, in accordance with FAA specifications. The need for the proposed project is to protect aircraft and their passengers from hazardous conditions at the airport as a result of medium to large sized wildlife, including deer, coyote and woodchuck, entering the airport property. The airport is currently surrounded on three sides by a wildlife fence.  The project would include inspection of and repairs to this fence, as well as installation of the additional fencing along portion of the airport abutting the Poquonnock River. 

Because the project is partially funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an Environmental Assessment (EA) shall be prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and shall address all CEPA requirements.

Project Map:  A project map is provided which shows the proposed action and alternatives.

Written comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on:   October 22, 2015.   

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency (CAA) 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, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by October 2, 2015.

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

Name:

Mr. Robert J. Bruno, Director of Planning, Engineering & Environmental

Agency:

Connecticut Airport Authority

Address:

334 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Suite 160

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Phone:

(860) 254-5516

E-Mail:

environmental@ctairports.org

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name:

Mr. Robert J. Bruno, Director of Planning, Engineering & Environmental

Agency:

Connecticut Airport Authority

Address:

334 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Suite 160

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Phone:

(860) 254-5516

E-Mail:

environmental@ctairports.org

The agency expects to release an environmental document for this project, for public review and comment, in early summer 2016.

 
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.

No Post-Scoping Notices have been submitted for publication in this edition.
 
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 Environmental Impact Evaluation 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 process.

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

 
 
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