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

 

Connecticut's Good Neighbor SIP
for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS

Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) require all states to submit any necessary revisions to their State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to provide for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of any revised or new national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Such revisions are commonly referred to as "infrastructure SIPs." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the ozone NAAQS March 2008 and completed the designation process to identify non-attainment areas in July 2012. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) subsequently submitted Connecticut's infrastructure SIP on December 28, 2012.
This current SIP revision supplements DEEP's December 2012 submittal, further addressing the CAA ยง110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (i.e. good neighbor) requirements to demonstrate that emissions from sources in Connecticut do not contribute significantly to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance by, any other state with respect to the 2008 ozone NAAQS. DEEP's analysis of EPA modeling, recent ozone monitoring data and projected future Connecticut emission trends demonstrates that Connecticut meets its good neighbor requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
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Last updated June 22, 2015