February 21, 2017
- Hockanum Mill, Vernon
- Watertown Sewer Extension, Watertown
- Rocky Ledge Water Main Extension, Clinton
- Off-Airport Tree Obstruction Removal at the Danielson Airport, Killingly
- 101 Cleremont St. Hartford
"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.
1. Notice of Scoping for Hockanum Mill
Municipality where proposed project might be located: Vernon
Addresses of Possible Project Location: 161 and 200 West Main Street, Vernon, CT
Project Description: The Town of Vernon is requesting a $500,000 Urban Act grant to complete the restoration of the Hockanum Mill located at 200 West Main Street Rockville. Previously, a total of $4,000,000 in brownfield loans funds have been provided to Kaplan Mill Works, LLC to investigate, remediate and to perform building and structural work improvements at the site of the recently renovated mill. The property is a 9-acre, 10-building site which Kaplan acquired through the purchase of tax liens from the Town of Vernon. The goal is to restore 105K square feet of mixed use and industrial space. The Town of Vernon is a partner in this redevelopment and stands to receive economic benefits from the redevelopment of this historic mill.
Project Maps: Click here to view a map of the project area. Click here to view a site map.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: March 9, 2017.
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 February 17, 2017.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to
| Name: | Lilia Kieltyka |
| Agency: | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Fax: | 860-707-1810 |
| E-Mail: | lilia.kieltyka@ct.gov |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Lilia Kieltyka |
| Agency: | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Phone: | 860-270-8193 |
| Fax: | 860-707-1810 |
| E-Mail: | lilia.kieltyka@ct.gov |
2. Notice of Scoping for Watertown Sewer Extension
Municipality where proposed project would be located: Watertown
Project Location: Bunker Hill Road, Lexington & Concord Drives
Project Description: The proposed project includes construction of water mains and sanitary sewers to serve the area of Concord and Lexington Drives and connection to the existing Town of Watertown water and sewer systems. Water mains and sewers will address identified water pollution and potable water quality and quantity problems due to relatively shallow bedrock, poor soils and failing septic systems. The DEEP will be providing funding only for the sewer mains on this project. In the future, the Town may apply for funding through the Department of Public Health's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program for the water main construction as a separate project.
Sewer and water mains for the Concord Drive area extension will be sized to accommodate the existing homes in the Concord Drive area, but with reserved capacity for future water main and sanitary sewer extensions to other properties in future potential extension areas which have similar identified water pollution and potable water quality and quantity problems. The timing and funding sources for future phases are unknown. These future phases will be initiated if and when water quality issues require remedial action and may not occur in numeric order.
Project Maps: Click here to view a map of the proposed project.
Click here to view a map of potential future phases.
Additional information about the project can be viewed in person at:
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse (2nd floor)
Municipal Facilities, Water Planning & Management Division
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: March 10, 2017.
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 February 17, 2017.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Maxwell Fan |
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Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse |
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79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
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| Phone: | 860-424-3670 |
| Fax: | 860-424-4067 |
| E-Mail: | maxwell.fan@ct.gov |
If you have questions about scoping for this project, contact Mr. Fan, as directed above.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person with a disability who may need a communication aid or service may contact the agency's ADA Coordinator at 860-424-3194 or at deep.hrmed@ct.gov. Any person with limited proficiency in English, who may need information in another language, may contact the agency's Title VI Coordinator at 860-424-3035 or at deep.aaoffice@ct.gov. ADA or Title VI discrimination complaints may be filed with DEEP’s EEO Manager at (860) 424-3035 or at deep.aaoffice@ct.gov.
1. Post-Scoping Notice for Rocky Ledge Water Main Extension
Municipality where project will be located: Clinton
CEPA Determination: On November 8, 2016, 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 and Environmental Protection (DEEP) dated December 9, 2016, it has been determined that the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) under CEPA. The DPH will coordinate with the Town of Clinton to ensure that the recommendations by the DEEP are implemented.
The agency's conclusion is documented in a Memorandum of Findings and Determination and an Environmental Assessment Summary.
If you have questions about the project, you can contact the agency at:
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Mr. Eric McPhee |
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Department of Public Health
Drinking Water Section
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450 Capitol Avenue, MS #51WAT
P O Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
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860-509-7333 |
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860-509-7359 |
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dph.sourceprotection@ct.gov |
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.
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).
1. Notice of EIE for the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) – Off-Airport Tree Obstruction Removal at the Danielson Airport
Municipality where project is proposed: The Airport is located in Danielson, a borough of the Town of Killingly approximately 25 miles west of Providence, RI and 41 miles east of Hartford.
Address of Possible Project Location: The airport office is located at 70 Airport Road, Danielson, just east of the Quinebaug River.
Project Description: Preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) environmental document as required to evaluate the potential impacts associated with tree obstruction removal in areas on, and surrounding the Danielson Airport. The evaluation addresses obstruction removals associated with Federally-defined airspace surfaces surrounding the airport needed for the continued safe operation of aircraft. Objects that penetrate these surfaces are classified as obstructions, and should be removed to safely accommodate approaching and departing aircraft.
The project sponsoring agencies, the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have identified that trees penetrate the airspace at the Airport, including locations beyond the airport property boundary. Per FAA and CAA practice, review of off-airport obstruction removal should be evaluated and documented via a NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) and state CEPA Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE). This project includes the identification of each affected property owner and associated parcels (both public and private) with anticipated obstruction removals.
Project Diagram: Project maps can be found at the following locations:
http://danielsonairport.caa-analysis.com/project-documents/
Comments on this EA/EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: Friday, March 3, 2017.
A formal public hearing has not been scheduled. The sponsoring agency (CAA) is holding a Public Informational Meeting on February 23, 2017 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, at the Killingly Town Hall (172 Main Street, Killingly, CT 06239). Comments on the study may be submitted via email at the website above, or by sending written comments to Colin Goegel at the address below. The sponsoring agency (CAA) shall hold a public hearing on the draft evaluation if twenty-five persons or an association having not less than twenty-five persons requests such a hearing by Friday, January 27, 2017.
The public can view a copy of this EA/EIE at:
The Draft EA and EIE for this project are currently available for review at the website listed above and at the following locations:
Killingly Public Library
25 Westcott Road
Killingly, CT 06239
Brooklyn Town Library
10 Canterbury Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Send your comments about this EA/EIE to:
Name: Mr. Colin Goegel, Senior Manager of Engineering
Agency: Connecticut Airport Authority
Address: 334 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Suite 160
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone: (860) 254-5628
E-Mail: cgoegel@ctairports.org
If you have questions about the Public Informational Meeting, please contact Colin Goegel at the above address.
1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, Hartford
Complete Address of Property: 101 Clermont Street, Hartford
Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: N/A
Number of acres to be transferred: 1.88 acres
Click to view map of property location
Description of Property
Below is some general information about the property. It should not be considered a complete description of the property and should not be relied upon for making decisions. If only a portion of a property is proposed for transfer, the description pertains only to the portion being transferred.
Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses: Open space along South Branch of the Park River.
The property to be transferred contains the following:
| Structures: | Buildings in use | Buildings not in use | x | No Structures | ||
| Other Features: | x | Wooded land | Nonagricultural fields | Active agriculture | ||
| Paved areas | x | Ponds, streams, other water, wetlands | ||||
| Water Supply: | Public water supply | On-site well | x | Unknown | ||
| Waste Disposal: | Served by sewers | On-site septic system | x | Unknown | ||
The property is in the following municipal zone(s):
| Residential | Industrial | Commercial | Institutional | ||||
| x | Other: Open Space District | ||||||
| Not zoned | Not known | ||||||
Value of property, if known:
| x | If checked, value is not known. |
Type of Sale or Transfer:
| x | Sale or transfer of property in fee |
| Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property (such as an easement). Description of interest: |
Proposed recipient, if known: Unknown
Proposed use by property recipient, if known: Unknown
The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:
| x | If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses. |
Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: No longer meets the State's needs.
Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on March 9, 2017.
Comments may include (but are not limited to) information you might have about significant natural resources or recreation resources on the property, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.
Written comments* should be sent to:
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Paul F. Hinsch |
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Office of Policy and Management |
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Bureau of Assets Management |
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450 Capitol Avenue |
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Hartford, CT 06106-1379 |
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*E-Mail submissions are preferred.
Send copies of comments to:
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Name: |
Shane Mallory |
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Agency: |
Department of Administrative Services |
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Leasing & Property Transfer Unit |
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450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 1402 |
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Hartford, CT 06103 |
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(Comments from state agencies must be on agency letterhead and signed by agency head. Scanned copies are preferred.)
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