Long Island Sound

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• NERR Home Page

  Connecticut is seeking designaton of a National Estuarine Research Reserve to protect and study its estuarine systems.

• Access to Your Boat: Your Littoral Rights

  Explains the littoral rights of coastal property owners.

• CT Coastal Nonpoint Program Home Page

  Learn what nonpoint source pollution is, how it affects our coastal waterways, and how Connecticut is working to address it.

• Coastal NPS Program - Hydromodifications Links

  Additional resources and links about reducing NPS pollution from hydromodifications

• Hydromodification Management Measures

  Hydromodification refers to channelization can adversely impact in-stream and stream-side fish and wildlife habitat, and alter water temperature and sediment transport

• Coastal NPS Program Management Area Map

  A map shows the location of towns in Connecticut's Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Management Area

• Living Shorelines

  Learn about Living Shorelines and their applications in coastal management.

• Coastal Habitat Restoration

  Learn about different coastal habitats and habitat restoration in Connecticut.

• Coastal Land Use Planning

  Coastal planning promotes the consistent application of the goals and policies of Connecticut's Connecticut's Coastal Management Act in order to maintain the compatibility of coastal uses with the protection of coastal resources.

• Aquaculture Brochure

  This guide provides an overview of the regulatory authorities and outlines the permitting requirements for those interested in pursuing aquaculture in Connecticut.

• Connecticut Coastal Management Manual

  The Coastal Management Manual was developed to assist coastal land use agents, boards and commissions, as well as developers, consultants and individuals, in applying the standards and policies of the Connecticut Coastal Management Act.

• Who Owns The Shore:The Public Trust

  An overview of the Public Trust Doctrine

• Coastal Permitting

  DEEP LWRD regulates activities conducted in tidal wetlands and in tidal, coastal or navigable waters.

• Overview of the Connecticut Coastal Permit Program

  An overview of Connecticut's Coastal Permit Program administered by DEEP Land & Water Resources Division

• LIS Resource and Use Inventory Home