Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 9:30 AM via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting at:
https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/87516962456
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 October 23, 2024

3. Citizen Comment Period

4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

5. Executive Director’s Report
(Annual Report, miniature beverage container survey, Long Island Sound Study’s draft 2025 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, draft legislative recommendations, revised December meeting date)

BREAK

6. State Agency Actions

a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

• Release-Based Remediation Program – update
• Draft State of Connecticut Statewide Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
• Draft General Permit to Act as a Contractor to Contain or Remove or Otherwise Mitigate the Effects of Certain Releases

b. Connecticut Siting Council:

• Docket 526 (solar, Stonington), Petition 1643 (solar, Thompson), Petition 1647 (energy storage, Oxford) - Comments recommended
• Petition 1648 (telecom, Manchester) - No comments recommended at this time   

7. Other Business

NEW DATE The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 9:30 AM