Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 9:30 AM in the Holcombe Room, fifth floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford and via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting at: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/87516962456 (NEW LINK)
and/or by phone by dialing: +1 646 876 9923 US  Meeting ID: 87516962456

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 at that time.

AGENDA 

1. Call to Order; Establishment of a Quorum
 
2. Approval of minutes of February 28, 2024
 
3. Citizen Comment Period
 
4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received
 
5. Executive Director’s Report
(Annual report, staffing, Federal Local Bridge Program (Sugar Hollow Road Bridge, Wilton))

BREAK

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

  • Release-Based Remediation Program – update
  • Proposed Environmental Classification Document for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

b.  Connecticut Siting Council:

  • Petition 1617 (solar, Woodstock), Petition 1622 (solar, South Windsor) - Comments recommended
  • Petition 1618 (telecom, Waterford), Petition 1620 (fuel cell, East Lyme), Petition 1621 (fuel cell, Bridgeport), Docket 521 (telecom, Cheshire) - No comments recommended at this time
  • Petition 1619 (solar, Oxford)

c. Legislature

  • Raised bills and testimony

7. Other Business

  • Acknowledge Matt Reiser

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for April 24, 2024, at 9:30 AM.