Meeting Notice and Agenda 

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Holcombe Room, fifth floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford and via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate in person or via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting at: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/85118459123
and/or by phone by dialing: +1 646 876 9923 US Meeting ID: 85118459123

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 August 27, 2025

3. Citizen Comment Period

4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

5. Executive Director’s Report
(Draft schedule for 2026, Annual Report)

BREAK

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

• Updated Forest Resource Management Plan Centennial Watershed State Forest: Easton Reservoir Block
• Release-Based Remediation Working Group – Update
• Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for Building a Regional Composting Facility for Southeastern Connecticut in Preston
• Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for a Regional Composting Facility in Kent
• 2024 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report

b.    Connecticut Siting Council:

• Petition 1688 (solar, Manchester) - Comments recommended
• Petition 1689 (telecom, Fairfield), Petition 1645A (solar, Mansfield) - No comments recommended

7. Other Business

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for October 22, 2025, at 9:30 AM.