Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Meeting Notice and Agenda

Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 9:30 AM in the Holcombe Room, fifth floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford or via Zoom.

Members of the public may participate in person or 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 February 25, 2026

  3. Citizen Comment Period

  4. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

  5. Executive Director’s Report
    (Annual Report)

    BREAK

  6. State Agency and Legislative Actions
    a.    Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
  • Notice of Updated Forest Resource Management Plan - Quaddick State Forest - Comments recommended
  • General Permit for the Discharge of Dewatering and Remediation Wastewaters - Update

b.    Connecticut Siting Council: 

  • Docket 550 (solar, Plainfield/Sterling) - Comments recommended
  • Docket 549 (telecom, Bethlehem), Petition 1705 (telecom, Southbury), Petition 1706 (telecom, Norwalk) - No comments recommended

c.    Legislature

  • Status of proposed bills

7. Other Business

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2026, at 9:30 AM.