Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Agenda Archives - July 22 2026

Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 9:30 AM via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate via Zoom by connecting to the Zoom meeting: 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. People 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 June 24, 2026

  3. Citizen Comment Period

  4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

  5. Executive Director’s Report
    (Connecticut Environmental Policy Act presentation, Advisory Council for Sec. 16 of Public Act. 26-127 (Solar Siting))

  6. State Agency Actions

    7. a. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

    • Updated Forest Resource Management Plan - Mohawk State Forest
    • Shared Clean Energy Facility (SCEF) Draft Recommendations - Year 8
    • Natural Diversity Database (NDDB) Study Recommendations and Scope of NDDB Mapping Modernization Project
    • Updated Forest Resource Management Plan – Nathan Hale State Forest, Nathan Hale Block
    • Proposed Updates to Connecticut’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Regulations
    • Notice of Withdrawal - Draft Comprehensive General Permit for Discharges to Surface and Ground Water

    b. Connecticut Siting Council:

    • Petition 1713 (energy storage, Manchester) – No comments recommended

    c. Department of Public Health:

    • Notice of Scoping for The Metropolitan District Commission Transmission Main Project

  7. Other Business

    8. The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for August 26, 2026, at 9:30 AM