Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 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/85118459123 (NEW LINK)

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. Chair’s Report

3. Approval of minutes of December 19, 2024

4. Citizen Comment Period

5. Citizen Complaints and Inquiries Received

6. Executive Director’s Report

(Annual Report, Solid Waste Advisory Committee)

BREAK

7. State Agency and Legislative Actions

  a. Connecticut Siting Council:

  • Petition 1653 (energy storage, Middletown), Petition 1654 (energy storage, Preston), Petition 1655 (solar, East Haven) - Comments recommended
  • Petition 1652 (solar, Madison), Docket 528 (telecom, Andover) - No comments recommended at this time

  b. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

  • Core Forests and Forest Management Plans – Christopher Martin, State Forester
  • Release-Based Remediation Program – update
  • James L. Goodwin State Forest - Management Plan
  • Centennial Watershed State Forest - Lakeville Reservoir Block Management Plan
  • General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities

  c. Legislature

8. Other Business

 

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for February 26, 2025, at 9:30 AM.