Coastal NPS Program - Controlling Urban NPS Pollution Links
Connecticut's Coastal Nonpoint Source
Pollution Control Program
Links to More Information about Reducing NPS from Urban Sources
Note: many of the following links exit the DEEP website
- General
- Municipal Planning and Zoning and Regional Planning
- Stormwater
- Roads, Highways, and Bridges
- Water Quality
- Watershed-Related
- Septic Systems
General
Related Legislation
- Section 6217, CZARA of 1990
- Connecticut Coastal Management Act
- Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act
- Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act
- Regulation of Discharges to the Waters of the State
DEEP Programs
- Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
- DEEP Pollution Prevention
- DEEP Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Information
- Remediation Programs and Information
- Aquifer Protection Area Program
- DEEP Open Space Acquisition Program
Municipal Planning and Zoning and Regional Planning
Municipal
- Municipal Planning Authority
- Municipal Zoning Authority
- Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
- University of Connecticut Jordan Cove Urban Watershed Project
- Jordan Cove Watershed Project 2007 Final Report
Regional
- Office of Policy and Management/Regional Planning Organizations in Connecticut
- Regional Planning Agency Authority
- Plans of Conservation and Development for Regions Contiguous to Long Island Sound
- Northwest Connecticut Parking Study
- Model Zoning Regulations for Parking for Northwestern Connecticut
- Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut, 2005-2010
Stormwater
Stormwater General Permit Information:
- Phase I Stormwater Construction General Permit 5+ acres disturbed
- Phase I Stormwater Commercial General Permit 5+ acres impervious surface
- Phase I Stormwater Industrial General Permit certain industrial activities
- Phase II MS4 Permits municipal separate storm sewer systems
- University of Connecticut Rain Garden Brochure
- DEEP Watershed Municipal Outreach and Low Impact Development
Roads, Highways and Bridges
- DOT Bureau of Policy and Planning Environmental Pamphlets
- On-Site Mitigation for Transportation Projects (containment or construction debris, paint, or other material)
- DEEP Snow Disposal Best Management Practices
- DEEP Guidelines for Municipal Management Practices for Street Sweepings and Catch Basin Cleanings
- CT Department of Transportation 2000 Drainage Manual
Water Quality
- Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Program
- Long Island Sound Water Quality Program and Information
- Water Quality Standards and Classifications Legislation
- Connecticut Integrated Water Quality Report to Congress
- Connecticut Swimming Area Water Quality Summer Program
Watershed-Related
DEEP Programs
Watershed Organizations
- Rivers Alliance
- Housatonic Valley Association
- Niantic River Watershed
- Norwalk River Watershed Association
- Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
Septic Systems
DEEP Programs
- Subsurface Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (septic systems)
Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Environmental Engineering - Subsurface Sewage (septic systems)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Public Health Code
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Home Buyers Guide for septic systems
- Connecticut Recommended Minimum Existing Septic System Inspection Report Form
- CT Department of Public Health Circular Letter #2000-01, Density of Developments
- CT Department of Public Health Circular Letter #2002-03, Nitrogen Loading Design Considerations
Local and Regional Health Departments and Organizations
- Local/Regional Health Departments
- Septic Care and Maintenance for the Homeowner (Southwest Conservation District)
- CT Environmental Health Association
- Town of Westbrook Department of Public Health
- National Environmental Services Center
Content updated on February 28, 2020