Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 9:30 AM via Zoom.

Council members and members of the public may participate via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting at: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/96365270321
and/or by phone by dialing: +1 646 876 9923 US  Meeting ID: 963 6527 0321

Materials for the meeting will be posted to the Council’s website in advance of the meeting. Persons wishing to comment during the Citizen Comment Period may participate remotely at that time.

AGENDA

1. Call to Order; Establishment of a Quorum

2. Approval of minutes of December 13, 2023

3. Citizen Comment Period

4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

5. Executive Director’s Report
(Annual report data, legislation, Environmental Monitor notice template, Federal Local Bridge Program (Stone House Road Bridge), staffing)

BREAK

6. State Agency Actions
a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

  • Release-Based Remediation Program – update
  • General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Connecticut Department of Transportation Separate Storm Sewer Systems
  • Connecticut’s Integrated Water Planning Management (revised draft comments)

b. Connecticut Siting Council:

  • Petition 1602 (solar, Glastonbury), Petition1606 (energy storage, Middletown), Petition 1608 (solar, Durham) – Comments recommended
  • Petition 1603 (telecom, Danbury)
  • Petition 1604 (energy storage, Suffield), Petition 1605 (energy, Hartford), Petition 1607 (energy storage, New London) - No comments recommended at this time

7. Other Business

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for February 28, 2024, at 9:30 AM.