Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Office of Adjudications

The Office of Adjudications conducts hearings and issues written decisions in contested cases regarding environmental permitting, licensing and enforcement matters where such hearings are requested by a party or the public or required by law.  Hearing officers, also known as Adjudicators, make findings of fact and determine questions of law based on issues presented in a particular case. Such cases may arise under any of the Department's regulatory programs and involve application of substantive and procedural law to the factual record established in each case.

Hearings are conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, the Department's Rules of Practice, and all other relevant law.

All meetings and hearings are being held via web-based conference tools (e.g. Zoom) until further notice. 

  

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Hearings

 

Office Directory:

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Office of Adjudications
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone (860) 424-3037
Fax (860) 424-4053
deep.adjudications@ct.gov


Kathleen Reiser, Esq.
Adjudicator
kathleen.reiser@ct.gov

Parties should not contact a hearing officer directly without prior permission.

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Documents received after 5:00 p.m. or on a day when the office is officially closed will be considered filed on the next business day.

Related Information:

Rules of Practice

Agency Notices and Declaratory Rulings

Uniform Administrative Procedure Act - UAPA (CGS Ch. 54)

NOTICE:  Section 2-16 of the Connecticut Practice Book (pro hac vice appearances) applies to administrative proceedings before state agencies, including DEEP.  See § 2-16 at www.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/pblj_7802_071216a.pdf.  Out of state attorneys are directed to seek appropriate pro hac vice status through the Connecticut Superior Court, judicial district of Hartford, and file proof of such status in the record in each relevant proceeding before the Office of Adjudications.